From:
scruffyou@ec.rr.com
Date: 2003-05-22 09:38:10 UTC
Subject: lupron and the immune system (vets please?)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1957306.1053596290253.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hey Hey All,
I have a ferret whose immune system is defintely compromised, she is allergic to most foods and we have gone to extensive lengths to find her stuff she can eat. All of this is in the archives under ege or RinkyDink.
Unfortunately, RinkyDink also has adrenal, controled at the moment by melatonin and light therapy. Due to RinkyDink's severe case of ege and subsequent damage she is not a surgical candidate, so we have been thinking of using lupron in the future when the melatonin, photo therapy cease to work.
Anything that jolts or interacts with RinkyDink's immune system has the potential to kill her. I almost lost her to a long slide downhill after a distemper shot. I am very cautious about what kind of treatment she gets so hence my question.
Does lupron interact with the immune system in ANY way. I would have thought not, but, recently had a male ferret receive a 4 month lupron inject. Afterwards he developed a case of demodex (sp?). Blaze is healthy except for adrenal. Surgery would be make him a bilateral with no good vet closer than 3 hours away during regular hours so we do lupron.
It is my understanding that all ferrets have demodex but it only flares up if the immune system has been compromised in some way. I checked with the local shelter mom and she has noted the same findings after either surgery or 4 month lupron injects.
If lupron interacts with the immune system, I would be very afraid to use it as a treatment with RinkyDink.
Thanks for any info you can direct my way.
HappyTails,
Karen and the Scruff You Gang