From:
Lynn McIntosh
Date: 2002-06-16 22:37:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Lupron in older ferrets
A couple other things I thought of. I recall Dr. Weiss saying that sometimes the 100
and 200 (it's been so long I can't recall if it's mcg or mg) monthly time-released doses
were not sufficient doses, versus the four-month shot that releases more Lupron per
month. Also, perhaps for an insulinomic ferret pediapred is causing the hair loss- not
sure how but one of my vets suggests it causes a situation similar to an
overstimulated adrenal gland, versus the stimulation coming from the pituitary to
cause the adrenal gland to over-secrete hormones. Since Lupron interrupts the
process at the pituitary if pediapred were resulting in hair loss the Lupron wouldn't
affect it, or so my vet said. I don't hear other vets say that pedipred use in ferrets can
lead to hair loss, though I have heard by more than one vet that this is the case in
dogs.
Lynn
On 16 Jun 2002 at 20:17, Ferret-Health-
list@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 06:31:18 -0000
> From: "miamiferret" <mjanke@m...>
> Perhaps age has something to do with this lack of response to Lupron,
> but it might also be due to the type of tumor or its location in the
> adrenal gland or maybe even its size.