From:
ferrets_985@yahoo.com
Date: 2002-10-22 21:16:40 UTC
Subject: Re: Another adrenal question.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <8844096.1035321400817.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Thanks Dr. Murray. Sassy is getting a 200 mics Lupron shot tomorrow. I didn't realize that the vulva should go back to normal size much sooner than the hair regrowth. The surgeon said she removed the left gland completely and because the right gland looked whitish she froze it. She said that she'll go back in but would prefer to give the lupron a chance right now so the surgeries aren't quite this close.
One of my boys, again not two years old, had bilateral adrenal surgery today. Both glands were huge and lumpy and black.
Author wrote:
> Hi ferrets 985,
> The vulva should return to normal size in 1-2 weeks
> after surgery. Since it has been roughly 2 months,
> it is likely that the right gland is still overproducing hormones.
> Thus it is time for surgery to remove the right gland or time to start
> her on Lupron to control the signs. With a big vulva there is more of
> a risk of estrogen induced anemia, so I would recommend surgery
> or high dose Lupron. Yes, melatonin can be used with the Lupron
> to help the fur grow back.
> Hope that helps,
> Jerry Murray, DVM