From:
Karen Purcell
Date: 2006-12-31 16:38:41 UTC
Subject: Re: FW: [ferrethealth] Re: Skin rash, hair loss and urine drinking (EW!)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Terri,
=20=20
Adrenal can manifest in so many ways, that you really can't compare it =
to just one other case. I've certainly seen plenty of skin irriation bald =
ferrets that were adrenal - they smelled of burnt corn chips and had tumors=
when I went in.
See what your vet says about the lupron, I've certainly used it as a tr=
ial when the owners weren't convinced. However, you may need more than 1 d=
ose before you see a response.
=20=20
Dr. Karen
Terri <tpettis@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
Hi Dr. Karen,
We have an appointment on the 2nd for him. Is a scabby, patchy rash normal
for adrenal? He=92s also not really itching and he=92s not lethargic and he
hasn=92t had weight gain like our other ferret, Felix who is adrenal. I=92v=
e
seen him scratch at himself, but he doesn=92t really target the rash, it ju=
st
looks like normal itching. Felix showed typical adrenal signs, rat tail,
pear shaped body, lethargy and temperament changes, but Riley hasn=92t show=
n
any of these signs. It=92s also come on very quickly, in the past month,
whereas Felix took more than a year to get to the point where the vets
couldn=92t argue with me any more. We=92ll definitely look into adrenal, wo=
uld
it be harmful to give him a dose of Lupron to see if he responds, if he
isn=92t adrenal?
Terri
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