From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2006-12-13 16:53:45 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Due season - Great question
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Melatonin implants are time release capsules which are injected
under the skin
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/implant.pdf
while the ferret is distracted with a favorite treat.
Melatonin is product of the pineal gland which the body makes
in response to darkness (with even a little light decreasing
output to a good extent). It can help return fur through two
separate mechanisms (each in the archives, and one can help
some with adrenal disease and some of its complications while
the other directly affects fur by a more local effect.)
Besides the archives
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
-- which has a LOT of melatonin information -- you can read
about it and about implants in these locations:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/melatonin.htm
and
http://www.melatek.net/
Sukie (not a vet)
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Recommended ferret health links:
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http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
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