From:
motorcityferrets@hotmail.com
Date: 2002-12-06 16:22:56 UTC
Subject: RE: Adrenal question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <28186316.1039191776754.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> Our ferret, Veil, is about 4. She's high spirited, lovable, eats well and
> poops horribly. She's had diarrhea for 8 months, maybe a bit longer. We've
> had her on various medications with limited success. She's now on
> prednisone. She has good days and bad days...probably more bad than good.
> Our vet has indicated that diarrhea can be a symptom of adrenal
> disease...I've not heard of that. Any opinions? She does suffer from a lack
> of hair on her tail. However, about a year ago, she lost TONS of hair from
> her tail to her shoulder blades and it all came back thick and fluffy. I'm
> not sure at this point what to think.
> Debbie
bald from shoulder blades to tail, or did she have a mighty shed where the new fur was already on it's way in when the old came off? if she was a pinkie, that's adrenal. remember the hair loss is cyclical and doesn't mean adrenal isn't at work; once bald that's definite. i have seen some boys have diarreah with adrenal disease; at this point i'd consider surgery and while the vet is in there perhaps he can take a walk through the intestines to see how they look. good luck!