Message Number: SG4763 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2003-05-31 04:03:22 UTC
Subject: Re: Kit's surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <72.2e3e9201.2c09838a@aol.com>

In a message dated 05/30/03 11:14:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:

> Today Kit had surgery and no enlarged Adrenal Glands could be found. I was
> very surprised and feel terrible that I put him through the surgery now.

I have seen some very small adrenal lesions. With symptoms and a positive
Tennessee panel, I suspect that that is the case with Kit. You may wish to use
medication (Lupron, probably) for a while to control the symptoms and then
repeat surgery after the mass has had a chance to get bigger.

And by no means should you feel guilty for opting for surgery - surgery is
always the way to go in any ferret that can tolerate it, and every clue you had
said it was needed. It almost certainly is, it just was hard to identify the
lesion at this time.

Dr. Ruth
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Find it. Fix it. And fly again.