From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2003-05-06 04:28:35 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] female organs swollen
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <20030506002835.5bbc828e.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
On Tue, 6 May 2003 03:57:39 +0100 (BST)
colleenmk@hotmail.com wrote:
> The one I'm worried about is very thin. My
> father told me she recently lost all her hair but has since regrown
> it. She is not active and walks as if she is in pain. What I'm most
> concerned about is her private parts (I'm sorry - I don't know the
> technical term) It is very swollen - as if in heat - but she is
> fixed.
These are the classic symptoms of adrenal disease. The good news is
that it is almost always curable with surgery. You may want to review
the archives and read some previous posts about the disease. In any
case, this ferret needs to get to a good ferret vet as soon as possible.
Once the vulva swells our vet does not delay at all in doing surgery if
the ferret is otherwise healthy.
Good luck!
All the best,
Caity and the non-stop nine