From:
ladydbfh@sbcglobal.net
Date: 2005-04-18 14:20:08 UTC
Subject: melatonin related?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <973909.1113834008632.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
On April 6th, I started some of my adrenal kids on the powder form of melat=
onin (from a 3mg capsule - 1mg going to each ferret) and I am curious about=
some issues that have developed in some of the kids. Joni, a three year ol=
d female, who was totally bald, she had two seperate adrenal surgeries (bot=
h removed), very swollen vulva and the body features of an adrenal ferret. =
A week after giving her melatonin, she started to go down hill. Her skin go=
t red hickey looking splotches all over, and her vulva grew to an even larg=
er size. She stopped urinating and having bowl movements and as a result, w=
e helped her to the bridge this past Friday. Another case is Rusty. Rusty h=
as some other health issues besides being adrenal and he is not a good cand=
idate for surgery, so I also put him on the melatonin to see how helpful it=
would be. The hair grew back on his tail, he stopped ear sucking and his f=
ur looks and feels so much better, I questioned whether I should continue w=
ith melatonin therapy and thought I should stop giving it to him, after jus=
t one day of not having it, he started ear sucking and acting in the aggres=
sive way adrenal males are known to act. Another case is Blade. Blade is no=
t adrenal, but has other health issues that keeps him from being adoptable.=
I wanted to see if it would have a positive result (if any results) so I s=
tarted him on it as well. Last night, his bg was 31, he was week, staggerin=
g all over the place and overall, not a happy camper. Blades normal health =
issues consisted of anorexia periodically and poor liver functions from the=
anorexia. Is it possible that melatonin played a negative part in Joni and=
Blades health? Has there been any studies done on the possible side effect=
s or whether it can be actually harmful? I am afraid now to continue with t=
he melatonin therapy and the vets in my area still don't know very much abo=
ut the therapy.
Lori
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