From:
N Langley
Date: 2002-01-27 20:04:00 UTC
Subject: For Dr Murray -- re Lupron in Australia
Hi Dr Murray
Many thanks for your input re Fidget.
I have made enquiries and found that we don't have
Lupron for ferrets here in Australia.
Apparently we could get a human-size tablet, but there
was a problem getting any pharmacist to divide it into
the tiny ferret doses.
I hate to ask, but have you any other
suggestions/ideas/opinions which I could pass on to my
vet since treatment with Lupron is out of the
question.
I'm beginning to feel that I'm damned if I do
something (she might die on the operating table) and
I'm damned if I don't (she might die anyway)!
Many thanks for your help.
Regards
Nona
> > Hi Nona,
> > From your description 2 things are possible.
> > 1) adrenal gland tumor(s) overproducing estrogens
> > which is causing estrogen toxicity to the
> bone
> > marrow
> > and the anemia.
> > 2) an ovarian remment that is overproducing
> estrogen
> > which is causing estrogen toxicity to the bone
> > marrow
> > and the anemia.
> > Adrenal gland disease is the most likely of the
> two.
> > The fever spikes might be from the part of the
> > uterus that
> > was left after the spay surgery ("stump") and it
> is
> > becoming
> > infected ("stump pyometra"). Either way it is time
> > to do surgery
> > to remove the adrenal gland(s) or ovarian remment
> to
> > solve the
> > problem. With her anemia a blood transfusion may
> be
> > needed.
> > Another possible option is to use Lupron to stop
> the
> > stimulation
> > the adrenal gland or ovarian remment and control
> the
> > problem with
> > Lupron and antibiotics untill her pcv goes up then
> > do surgery or
> > keep her on Lupron long term.
> > Hope that helps,
> > Jerry Murray, DVM
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