From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-10-04 17:34:30 UTC
Subject: RE: Haggis Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 4 Oct 2004 04:31:31 -0000 Issue 804
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <243433.1096911270279.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
> With the stress of surgery, he may need some additional support for his
> hormonal needs as he recovers - most Addisonians need at least extra pred - talk to
> your vet about this.
> Dr. Ruth
I'm not a vet but through the years we've had several who were lacking adrenals completely.
We've found with our's that if they get heavier, if they get more active, or if they are dealing with any type of physical stress that they usually need more Prednisolone and more Fludrocort/Florinef. (We sometimes use Percortin but our vet is an hour drive each way so usually we go with Fludrocort. When we did use Percortin that ferret did fine on his usual Percortin dose even under temporary physical stress.)
We prefer Prednisolone to Prednisone partly because if the liver function is at all impaired it really pays to skip the liver processing step to get the most function for the dose.