From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-06 04:38:20 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 6 Nov 2002 00:47:12 -0000 Issue 137
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1a7.b75404b.2af9f6bc@aol.com>
In a message dated 11/05/02 7:49:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> I haven't had a chance to discuss this with my vet yet - our next appt is
> 11/12 and I will be talking with him about it - I am interested in what the
> professionals here think about her situation. She is only 5 and is active
> and
> playful. I understand the risks associated with surgery - but I also know
> that surgical intervention is the only shot at curing adrenal gland
> disease.
I have done adrenal surgery successfully on one ferret with lymphoma, after
advising the owner of the risks. She was in complete remission and not on
meds at the time, and did very well, but I would be hesitant about doing
surgery on a ferret undergoing chemotherapy.
Dr. Ruth
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