From:
Barbara Carlson
Date: 2002-02-20 10:20:00 UTC
Subject: Re: stiff ferret
--On Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:53 PM +0000
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> He was seen by his vet for all of the above (the adrenal test was
> acutally done twice - both negative). She has been at a loss for a
> conclusion. He doesn't seem unhappy or uncomfortable, just very
> stiff.
Others with more knowledge probably can answer you better, but I did want
to mention that I've seen cases of ferrets testing negative on adrenal
tests that turned out to *have* adrenal disease when opened up. I've
recently heard of one ferret who showed NO signs of ill health or adrenal
disease symptoms who had been opened up because of a suspected blockage and
who turned out to have bilateral adrenal disease!! So just because the test
comes up negative, that doesn't *necessarily* mean they don't have it!
Has an x-ray been done to look for arthritis?
--Barb-