From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-08-05 03:20:03 UTC
Subject: RE: Millie''s new fur
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4708848.1060053603691.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Dear Ronnie:
This would be unusual, based on the amount of time that she has shown clinical signs of adrenal disease. I would very much suspect that the hair regrowth will be patchy at best, and likely will be short-lived.
If she is in good health - why did you not try surgery - it probably is no more expensive than several series of lupron shots and would have had better results.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
Author wrote:
> (my apologies if this post appears twice)
> In Sept 2000 I adopted a tiny female, Millie, who had adrenal surgery right before I adopted her. She was a few years old then, so she is at least 6+ years now. Over the past 3 years she has gotten progressively more bald, resembling a lion with a mane around her head and some fur at the end of her tail, but that's about it.
> She has had several rounds of lupron (ie, not just one shot, but a few times we've tried a series of lupron.) Her hair never grew back. The last time she had lupron (probably 6 months ago) she had a mild reaction to it, so I decided no more tries. She also takes pred for insulinoma.
> She is in good health and seems happy. Recently I noticed that she has hair coming in, randomly, on her legs, stomach, etc. Out of the blue, just like that, 3 years after her surgery, and after being mostly bald the past couple of years. Is this common, uncommon, etc? Just curious.
> Ronnie