From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-03-04 13:33:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Digest Number 635
In a message dated 03/01/02 4:42:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:
He recently began displaying symptoms of
adrenal... hair loss and he's aggressive. My vet ran a test to
determine his level of estradiol, which I really don't have an
understanding of. She said that's one of the hormones that would
normally be elevated with adrenal disease, correct? Well, his
level
was 45 I think she said. She said that's not as elevated as she
expected.
With clinical signs and an elevated estradiol, there's really no
question - you have an adrenal ferret. I probably wouldn't do an
ultrasound, but would rather go ahead with treatment.
On the other ferret (Thomas), ultrasound is your best bet of finding
out what's going on.
Dr. Ruth
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