From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-05-16 22:56:58 UTC
Subject: RE: What to expect after surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3112514.1084748218016.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hormones have a pretty short life. Once you remove the gland that is pumping them out, hormone levels should fall quickly. Things like hair follicles take a while to wake back up after stopping the hormones, but otherwise, I'd GUESS hormone levels are back to normal levels in a day or two.
I would not allow a ferret that had major surgery out to romp around any sooner than a week. I try to keep them pretty restricted until the sutures are out - or 10 days if they've used surgical glue. But that's me.
mike
Author wrote:
> By that I mean, how long before his hormone level returns to normal? He has had no hair loss so far but I read some ferrets do lose hair post op. Could he loose all his hair. How long should I wait before I put him back with the other fuzzies?