From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-01-12 14:01:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Adrenal diesease or liver
infection ?
Hi Sheila,
Based on your interesting history I think your boy
is "becoming a man." Can a 8 month old get adrenal
gland disease? Yes, but it would be rare. Can an intact
male get adrenal gland disease? Yes, but it would be very
rare. Thus it would be extremely rare for a 8 month old, intact
male to have adrenal gland disease. Does an intact male
become more aggressive, lose some hair, and increase his
body odor when he "goes into heat"? Yes, so it is more
likely behavioral changes because he is intact and starting
to go into heat. Remember adrenal gland signs result from
the overproduction of the sex hormones, but it sounds like
yours is producing sex hormones from his testes (not from his
adrenal glands).
I am not sure if he ever had a liver infection.
A lot of things can slightly increase the ALK Phos.
Time to neuter him, and it would be a good thing to
recheck his urine while he is sedated.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM