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Date: 2002-11-13 01:50:29 UTC
Subject: adrenal problems or establishing dominance?
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Hi all,
In July, our 5 year old sable was experiencing symptoms of adrenal. He was
dribbling urine, mounting and humping his girlfriend, and slight aggression.
he had very minimal hair loss in spots. In August he had his left adrenal
gland removed. The vet said it was very large, but had noticed that his right
gland was in a great position and very healthy.
Since his surgery, he is still dribbling urine ( not as much as before ), and
mounting and humping his girlfriend. these symptoms never went away. One of
our main concers is that when he is doing this, he is clearly hurting her. He
clamps down on her neck leaving sizeable hematomas and punctures. He grabs
her so tight that her neck is twisted almost all the way around, and can't
get away from his grip. This happens at least once to several times a day.
I know some of us crazy ferret people can tell if a ferret has an illness by
their smell. he has a wonderful smell on his body ( including armpit area )
and his tail smells like a large patch of flowers. All of his fur has growns
back in the spots and where he was shaved.
After speaking with other extremely knowledgable ferret people, some have
said that he is trying to establish his dominance with his girlfriend. Right
now he lives with another male whom has definately established himself as the
boss of the group. Some have said that because there is already the boss, he
is trying to let his girlfriend know that he is the boss between them. Could
this be the situation or is it adrenal again?? I am truely hoping it isn't
adrenal because I would have to subject him to another surgery.
I'm hoping I could get some ideas and opinions on this before I subject him
to another surgery.
Thank you in advance, and I look forward to any responses.
Bon
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