From:
"Joanne D'Amico"
Date: 2003-10-19 21:56:52 UTC
Subject: RE: Melatonin/adrenal/prostate
To: "Ferret Health Digest" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <002401c3968b$e7d0b0a0$210110ac@OFFICE>
Dr Jerry Murray wrote: ... "Melatonin is also a good product. There are act=
ually melatonin receptors on the prostate. I would use it with Lupron, Prop=
ecia, and Baytril. The recommended dose is 1mg of melatonin orally about 8-=
9 hours after sunrise, or to use the male mink melatonin implants every 4-6=
months."
I forwarded this interesting tidbit to my vet, and she is very interested i=
n locating any articles on Lupron receptors in the prostate, and also asked=
me to inquire about where to get the male mink melatonin implants mentione=
d (and any research, articles, info on where to get them, price, mode of in=
sertion, etc. for ferrets), so I promised to post forthwith. Many thanks fo=
r any assistance you can offer ... She has a lot of ferret patients, and is=
always looking for ways to improve their care and quality of life. She is =
a superb surgeon, and so very caring - terrific at finding the right combin=
ation of treatments to maximize her patients quality of life, so any help y=
ou can give her will benefit a lot of fuzzies. Thanks.