From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-07-26 16:48:48 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: new owner
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Please, notice that extensive research studies have shown that adrenal growths are caused by things which cause the pituitary gland to produce too much of two hormones: LH and FSH. Two things which are known to cause too much production of these hormones are neutering, and getting too little complete darkness. These careful studies have been going on for quite some time, filling in every blank as one after another is completed and as previous discoveries are independently verified. You can find a large amount on adrenal growths in ferrets including treatment and prevention in past posts in the FHL archives. I especially recommend those by AFERRETVET when you search the archives. Just put
adrenal
in the box for words that post contains, and
AFERRETVET
in the box for who the post is from and then have it search. That is one of the best ways to start learning about the topic of adrenal growths, including causes. You will find others in some my past posts. The archives can be found at
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
There is currently a study on-going into possible genetic factors which might increase the vulnerability of some lines of ferrets to certain illnesses including the development of endocrinological tumors such as adrenal growths or insulinoma which is a type of pancreatic growth. That work is happening at UC Davis under the lead of Dr. Michelle Hawkins and they hope to be able to publish next year, though if progress slows down it might be later.
Certainly, food high in carbohydrates, sugars and starches, are hard on the teeth and gums.
There is also a hypothesis that such foods could lead to insulinoma. This hypothesis is so far not studied well enough to know if it will hold up, but it is quite common for people to eliminate treats which might contribute such as sugary ones, or cereal pieces and to select ferret foods partially based low carbohydrate levels, or carbohydrates with low glycemic indices to be safest until more is known.
Just as the natural diet sites suggest that non-natural foods *might* be implicated in the above diseases, the kibble users point out that bones can have their own puncture hazards if not ground and strained, and if the feeding is raw then there are infection risks for some very dangerous forms of food poisoning such as E. coli, salmonella, mycobacteria, etc. Food poisoning can cause damage from the infection itself, from toxins the infection produces, and may set the stage for organ damage which can sometimes lead to malignancies, too, and even later diseases *which is a new area of inquiry for some of these types of food poisoning* (for instance the CDC now writes (NEW INFORMATION):
>For example, we now know that the Guillain-Barre syndrome can
>be caused by Campylobacter infection, and that the most common
>cause of acute kidney failure in children, hemolytic uremic syndrome,
>is caused by infection with E. coli O157:H7 and related bacteria.
but that is for humans and data on that score for ferrets is lacking.
If you read in
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_foodborne.htm
and
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
you can find a lot on food borne diseases and by cross-referencing with the FHL Archives you can learn more about which of those ferrets can get, and in some cases there is information about both the rarity of some of these illnesses, but also the severity if they are contracted.
All of that information, on both sides is covered in extensive detail in the archives so does not need repeating. The choice made on that score has to be a personal one because it reflects how a person chooses to weigh risk factors.
It has to be a personal choice.
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