From:
Ivy
Date: 2002-01-28 19:23:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] For Dr Murray -- re Lupron in Australia
Australia
Hi
I also have two female ferrets that have an adrenal tumor. Neither one is a good candidate for surgery. As far as Lupron goes, its to expensive. My husband was laid off and I am the only one working.
I therefore had to do some research. I now have my two girls on melatonin. The ferret dose is one mg. I have them on a 1mg tablet and give them the melatonin nine hours after sunrise as that is supposed to be the best and most effective time. Its only been a week, but Precious, one of my female ferrets, felt warm to the touch. The heat feels less. I wish you luck
Sincerely
Ivy
----- Original Message -----
From: N Langley
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 8:04 PM
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.