From:
sukieferret
Date: 2002-04-06 01:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Addison's prevention; insulinoma; vaccinations
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "zus888" <zus888@n...> wrote:
> First, which is better: Florinef or Percorten?
Seems to depend on the ferret. We've had one thriving on
Florinef and a very low pred dose twice a day for about two years
( 2 and 1/2?) now; have heard of ones on it much longer never
having problems. Some do better on one or the other, so it's just
an individual thing.
> Second, she will be on prednisone, likely long-term, from the
> sounds of it. Will this affect the detection of future
>insulinomas?
If the dose is as minisule as the one used here I doubt it, though
I don't know for sure and will surrender the floor to those who do.
(0.015 mg. twice a day is used here -- teeny tiny but enough to
replace the missing adrenal product.)
> Last, given that it's likely to stress the body to have medications
> replace natural hormones, should she still continue to have >
her annual distemper and rabies vaccinations?
We have, with no problems at all.
BTW, this is an individual -- our alpha -- who can leap right to
side of the bathtub, can climb clothing to reach a shelf almost 8
feet in the air while dragging along a sock with a tennis ball in it,
can... (You get the idea.)
Hope that helps.