Message Number: SG2847 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 22:33:13 EST
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 8 Jan 2003 00:44:59 -0000 Issue 198
Message-ID: <118.1d4671eb.2b4cf5f9@aol.com>
In a message dated 01/07/03 8:32:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> The "late alters don't get adrenal disorder" is an
> untrue stereotype, and when people say this, it is
> important to clearly limit the applicability to their
> own experiences.
True enough - one of my local colleagues recently spayed a two year old
ferret and took out both adrenal glands at the same time, since both were
obviously diseased. Yes, she was showing symptoms of adrenal disease. So
not only can late alters develop adrenal disease, intact ferrets can as well.
Not as common, but it does happen.
Dr. Ruth
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