From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-01-29 02:18:04 UTC
Subject: RE: Question about adrenal male sexual anomaly
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <22229252.1043806684522.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> My four-year-old "adrenal" (neutered) male assumed a peculiar posture on the
> floor: he was sitting on his haunches with his hind legs straight ahead of
> him, his back hunched over and it appeared that he was licking his "privates."
> When I picked him up he had what I assume was an erection. Neither my S.O. nor
> I have seen this among the increased sexual functioning in other boys with
> adrenal disease--has anyone else? (No fluids present or other anomalies
> noticed.) He will be getting adrenal surgery ASAP, but is there anything else
> of clinical significance of which I should be aware?
> Thanks
> Dan and his ferrety five
Dear Dan - this also may be a sign of dysuria - difficult urinating. This is a potentially life-threatening problem, as a ersult of prostatic swelling and cyst formation under the effect of the estrogens from the adrenal. Good that he is getting the surgery ASAP.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM