From:
"Marie Bartholdsson"
Date: 2005-04-08 09:48:09 UTC
Subject: Incomplete spay?, how to treat
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY18-F38A769CF9B4E034E86CE0BB63F0@phx.gbl>
One of the kits that I sold in 2002 has returned to heat despite being
spayed. The problem started last season and, as expected, it has returned
this season. She was spayed during 2003 and did not come into heat that year
as far as I know. But the following spring she came in heat at what would
have been the normal time for an intact jill.
The owner took the jill to the vets and was basically told that they did not
know how to correct the problem. They gave the jill a shot to try to bring
her out (dont know, but Im guessing it was Pregnyl) and she did not
respond but stayed in heat.
The owner chose to let the jill remain in this condition for the entire
season and eventually the jill started to loose hair. She went almost
completely bald. In the fall she went out of heat, again at what would have
been the normal time for an intact jill, and the whole coat grew back and
she went back to normal in a relatively short time.
This spring she has once again started a new heat right on time for the
natural season. Im of course thinking that this is either an incomplete
spay or adrenal disease. Both an incomplete spay and adrenal disease can
give the exact same symptoms, both caused by the same hormones, but Im
leaning towards an incomplete spay because of the jills young age and her
regular cycle of heat. Apparently, there were also some questions regarding
her spay and the vet had mentioned someting about a possible small
ovarian/uterine cyst.
Im hoping the owner will this year take the jill to any of the vets I have
recommended, but I have been wondering myself what would be the best choice
of treatment in a case like this. I assume a blood test (similar to the
adrenal panel) will be inconclusive in separating ovarian remnants from
adrenal disease? I have suggested to the owner that one might do explorative
surgery to try to diagnose and fix the problem, but what are the actual
chances of locating remnants of ovarian tissue?
If this indeed turns out to be ovarian remnants, how should it be treated?
Is it wise to attempt explorative surgey, and if surgery is unsuccesful in
locating or fixing the problem, are there any other options; melatonin?
Marie
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