From:
sukieferret
Date: 2002-04-20 17:50:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Hypothyroidism
I think that Mike Janke had one pan out on testing but it's
exceedingly rare -- almost non-existant. It's easy enough to test
and the Hillyer and Quesenberry text has what are/were thought
to be normal ranges.
We've had a ferret with adrenal disease be very symptomatic yet
not show up yet on the TN Panel and have heard of others.
Sometimes the changes that a person can notice happen at
earlier stages than test finds.
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> I know that hypothyroidism in dogs can cause
> hairloss or rat tail, itchy scaly skin, weight gain and joint
> stiffness (among other things.) I have a male ferret with all of
> the above. I tested him twice with the Tenn Panel, both times
> negative