From:
Linda Phillips
Date: 2004-10-10 14:08:24 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Hair Loss on my fuzzies tails
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <6.1.1.1.0.20041010095753.01b02b28@mail.ptdprolog.net>
>One of our little girls had hair loss on the tip of her tail which has
>since grown back, but farther up her tail near the base of her body she
>has loss hair.
This sounds like adrenal disease to me. My male ferret was recently
adrenal positive and he had the hair loss from his upper tail to the middle
of his back. The hair loss will be symmetrical. He also had hair loss in
between his shoulder blades but it was starting to grow back even before
the adrenal surgery.
>Both girls have the itches all the time
With adrenal the ferret becomes very itchy because of the over production
of harmones from the diseased adrenal gland. My male itched almost
non-stop and was quite uncomfortable. Have her checked by your vet. Also,
one other note to keep in mind: in the female ferret, another sign of being
adrenal positive is a swollen vulva.
Good luck and ferrety hugs for your little girls
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With love from me (Pinky)
And the ferret duo Tacoma & Kodo
(Ferrets leave tiny little paw prints on our hearts)
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