From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2004-08-11 04:21:05 UTC
Subject: Re:Bilateral/Addison's?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <147.309eaa26.2e4af8b1@cs.com>
Hi Amy,
Your vet have an injection of Vetalog, which
is triamcinolone. This is a long acting steriod
(ie Cortisone) that should last for about 4 weeks,
so I am not sure what the second injection was.
The Vetalog would be like using pred. Thus the vet wants
to wait for 30 days for the Vetalog to wear off before checking
the electrolytes. However if your vet is sure that all of the right gland
was not frozen then there is likely enough adrenal tissue still
working to produce enough of the needed hormones.
At this point, keeping a close eye on your ferret for the next 3-5
weeks is needed. If he becomes weak, lethargic, eats less, etc
then have the electrlytes rechecked.
Hope that hepls,
Jerry Murray, DVM
PS If no Vetalog (or Depo-Medrol or Percorten-V or Pediapred or Florinef)
is used then an Addisons' crisis will happen 2-4 days after a complete
bilateral
adrenalectomy.