From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-09-25 11:36:09 UTC
Subject: RE: Lupron with depot
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5322962.1096112169312.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Yikes! I have no idea what quantity of Lupron that is, but in any case, that's a ton of money. Have your vet call here...
Professional Arts Pharmacy 1-800-832-9285
They sell ferret sized doses of Lupron. Your vet can get a single dose of the 1 mg dose of 4-month Lupron for about $100. Expect to pay a little more yourself to cover shipping, office visit, profit margin, etc. I pay $135 at my vet for this shot.
In my experience, this dose size works well. They also sell a 2 mg dose. Obviously, that's simply double the price. Unless you know your ferret needs that much, I would go with the 1 mg dose. You will need to repeat this every 4 months. Some people stretch it out to every 5 or 6 months. I personally don't believe in doing that and have seen a return of symptoms pretty quickly after the 5th month or thereabouts.
mike
Author wrote:
> She has lost more hair now and is in need, but the shot my vet has found is $575 and I don't know if I can spend that much money on the shot.