From:
fertluv4@yahoo.com
Date: 2003-07-15 01:56:08 UTC
Subject: RE: adrenal help...3 surgeries....still symptoms
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7893342.1058234168241.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I meant to put in the last part of the post,we decided not to open her up anymore and that we put her on a high dose of LYSODREN not lupron.
Thank you,
Lynn Barker
Author wrote:
> Mitzi is a 4 1/2 year old ferret that had a bilateral
> adrenal in November of 2001. The left side was
> removed and the right was cryoed. She was put on
> Amoxi, Dexamethasone and Florinef.
> A year and 3 mo. later, February 2003, I noticed hair
> loss again at the base of the tail. They went in and
> found that the right side had regrown, it was cryoed.
> They also found nodules on the pancreas, and was
> diagnosed with insulinoma. She was put on
> Dexamethasone, Florinef, Lysodren and Amoxi.
> 2 mo later, April 8, 2003, she had no hair regrowth,
> her nipples were were still red, I knew something was
> wrong, they went in to find the left side had
> regrowth, they removed it. They found no new nodules
> on the pancreas. She was put on Dex, Amoxi, Florinef
> and Lysodren.
> 3 weeks ago today, we went back to the vet, almost 3
> months out from surgery with no difference in the
> symptoms still. We decided not to open her up
> anymore, but to put her on a high dose of Lupron for a
> month...we have one week to go on it, with no change,
> and we have decided after she is finished with it, to
> discontinue it.She continues to be on dex to control
> the insulinoma. My vet would be happy to give her a
> Lupron shot, but has had absolutely no results with 10
> females that he has used it on, but 90% success in the
> males he has given it to...he started with 100
> micrograms and moved up to Dr. Weiss's dose of 2 MG.
> Is there any other option that we have missed for
> Mitzi here?
> Thank you so much,
> Lynn Barker
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