From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2003-01-08 19:56:49 UTC
Subject: Adernal symptoms
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <20030108145649.74eaae5a.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
Hi, Mare,
>
> Can you tell us what are all the possible symptoms of Adrenal Disease?
I don't know all of them, I'm sure, but I can list quite a few. Ferrets
with adrenal disease will have some, but not all, of these symptoms.
I've had one (Romana) that never had hair loss, just everything else.
With another (Pertwee) hair loss was the last symptom to show up. Both
had clearly seen adrenal tumors when my vet went in and did surgery.
Some symptoms are:
-weight loss
-aggressiveness
-swollen vulva in females
-prostate enlargement in males (difficulty urinating)
-sexual behaviour in spayed/neutered ferrets
>
> My Little Clyde goes in Thursday for surgery, and we just knew what
> his problem was and he had only started to display hair loss on his
> tail a couple of months ago.
Every time our vet thought a ferret had adrenal disease, they did. Hair
loss frequently starts on the tail but then spreads.
The best to you and to Clyde.
Regards,
Caity and the non-stop nine