Message Number: SG10396 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Teresa Knezek
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:32:07 -0800
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] age at neutering
Message-ID: <ae202e730409011532624eb001@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:26:31 -0400, Linda Iroff <linda.iroff@oberlin.edu> wrote:
> All were altered at 5.5 to 8.5 months
> old. Two females went through a heat cycle (brought out with hormone
> injection).
>
> All 6 ferrets (2 males, 4 females) have had adrenal disease, with first
> symptoms at ages 2.5 to 5 years old.
So, if altering later isn't "it"... Maybe it's more to do with the
'not enough darkness' theory? Could be helped with melatonin
treatment, as has been discussed a lot lately?
--
Teresa -- and the
Three Polar Packrats
(Zoe, Ziya & Blitzie)
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