From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2004-06-19 03:51:03 UTC
Subject: Re: obese ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <65.2c61874f.2e051227@cs.com>
Hi Amy,
If the bloodwork + x-rays were normal then the next step
is to ultrasound the heart. Some cases of heart disease
do not show up on the x-ray, so ultrasound is needed!
Hypothyroidism in a ferret would be very, very rare.
Also some cases of adrenal gland disease may become
obese if they are overproducing cortisol. Remember this only
happens in roughly 5% of the adrenal cases.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM