From:
Crystal Aisling
Date: 2002-06-07 13:47:00 UTC
Subject: Adrenal Disease
(to those of you on the FML I apoligize for the cross
post but I only got one response and I hope this will
do better here. Thanks. )
With all the posts on adrenal disease lately I find
myself a little worried so I pulled out some of
Merlin's (3 yo MF) medical records. Some of you may
remember that I posted about him and trying to find a
vet last year on Super Bowl Sunday with NO luck. The
first vet that responded to me was Dr Williams on this
list.
I initially took him in because his tail went almost
completely bald. I tried the Strydex with no luck. The
first thing I had done was a Tenn panel. The results
were...
Estradiol nmol/L 192
17 OH Progesterone nmol/L 0.42
Androstenedione nmol/L 10.8
This was done Oct 11 01
Next, he had an ultra sound (Oct 17, 01 )done that
showed the glands to be enlarged by 7 to 8 mm. Because
he had been through some difficult health problems
(bright red bloody stools ) the advice was to do
nothing at this time. In the meantime he grew back a
rich thick coat of fur. He feels more like a rabbit
than a ferret. He seems the picture of health. Even
the bleeding seems to have passed as it hasn't
happened for quite some time.
Is there anything I should be doing or watching for?
This is my first experience with this disease. For the
most part, other than a horrible bout with ECE, my
four have been very healthy.
Thanks so much for any advice anyone can give.
Diddy
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