From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2002-08-16 22:14:03 UTC
Subject: RE: Enlarged Prostrate - No Adr Glands left???
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6103618.1029536043625.JavaMail.root@scandium>
If this is a prostate problem, here's a little more on Propecia/Proscar. They both contain the active ingredient finasteride. Propecia has 1 mg and Proscar has 5 mg.
I believe (but could be wrong!) that the recommendation is to give the ferret 1 mg daily for a month and then reduce the dose to 0.1 mg for maintenance. I have no personal experience with it (either for myself or my ferrets :-)), but I understand that it works well along with Lupron to reduce prostate swelling.
mike
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.