From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2003-11-02 18:31:24 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Upcoming 11/8/03 AFA Ferret Vet Courses
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <C33D4475-0D62-11D8-9250-000A95CD182C@mac.com>
It may be that the implants are a better delivery mechanism for health
reasons; I think that sounds like it might still be under
investigation. Sometimes non-oral and constant are better than oral
and sporadic.
Also, the optimal results for possible postponement or avoidance of
second adrenal tumors sounds like it is very time-dependent for when an
oral dose is given and many people just aren't home in late afternoon.
Remember that melatonin is NOT a curative treatment for adrenal
neoplasia. It does control some symptoms and maybe it will turn out to
slow tumor worsening, but the only proven curative treatment at this
time is surgery. Otherwise, the tumor remains and it does worsen over
time and may even turn malignant, or may impair the health of nearby
structures (Vena Cava, liver, etc.) even if it doesn't.
It may be that there will be mechanisms using melatonin, Lupron, or
both which will later be well understood which may reduce the risk of
adrenal neoplasia ever occurring. There is a good bit of research into
that going on right now.
My favorite vet posts on melatonin in the FHL Archives can be found by
going to
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org
and searching under MELATONIN
with the box for "from" reading AFERRETVET .
>Rather then pay for the implant and certainly put your pet under duress
>during and after the surgery I don't understand why you don't spend
about
>$6.00 for 300 mg of Melatonin which are available in 3 mg capsules. We
>administer 1 mg of Melatonin mixed with either Nutrical or Ferretone
about 8
>hours after sunrise. It is easy to divide the Melatonin into 1 mg piles