From:
DaneeDV@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-16 19:25:33 UTC
Subject: RE: Enlarged Prostrate - No Adr Glands left???
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <11f.1505f3ec.2a8eabad@aol.com>
Author wrote:
> My vet has asked that I post here in the hopes that we might find some >
alternate options for treating my seven year old male ferret Boots. >Boots
has started having urination problems despite having both >adrenal glands
removed.
>
I am not a vet, however I had an older male ferret that was part of Dr.
Weiss's initial Lupron trials. At the time of the trials he had only one
adrenal removed.
He was began having problems with a swollen prostate, and we tried cryo-ing
it, but apparently enough tissue remained that he continued to have problems.
Lupron did not help, either. I was told Lupron is less effective with
lowering the level of some of the hormones. He was eventually put on a drug
called (something like) Proscar. Unfortunately, this was several years ago,
the ferret has passed and I no longer have the prescription bottle. Anyway,
the Proscar did help. It was a medicine I had to buy at a drug store, but
was not something that needed special compounding.
I hope this helps.
Danee
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