From:
"Robert Rose"
Date: 2007-07-06 00:09:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Adrenal disease, lupron, ferret refuses to eat
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Thank You everyone for yur helpful suggestions in regards to Grashopper. He
has been to the vet and we have determined the following: blood work
indicates that glucose levels are normal. There is now weakness in the hind
legs. His stool is not tarry and he is not grinding his teeth. The vet did a
physical exam and felt abnormalities on the left side where the adrenal
gland is located. The right, being hidden behind other organs was not
examined. He has recommended an ultrasound to determine if the right adrenal
is involved. The thinking now is that this may be a malignant neoplasm. In
addition to the chicken puree baby food the vet recommended mixing one part
table cream to 5 parts chicken puree to help increase the fat and calorie
content. We will do this combined with ferretvite and, diluted, oral
electrolytes and straight water. We will schedule surgery for him for early
to mid next week. I'm hoping for the best - my best friend's life is at
stake.
_____
From: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Sukie Crandall
Sent: June 30, 2007 2:27 PM
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com; robert.rose@rogers.com
Re:
http://pets. <http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/3149>
groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/3149
Robert, does your vet suspect a malignancy rather than benign
neoplasia in the adrenal? That could account both for the symptoms
and for the amounts and timing of the Lupron Depot injections
needed. (It is the DEPOT being used, right?) To me it sounds like
possible advancing lymphoma which has been in the adrenal but that is
only a guess.
I am so sorry to read that your little one is doing so badly.
Believe it or not, I first sent this to the old smartgroups addy.
Can people say, "exhaustion"?
At least that gives me time to say that I loved the finger feeding
post that arrived in the meantime (I think Lynn sent that.), and of
course, I hope there is not a malignancy.
Also, another cause of wasting which can be hard to spot is
cardiomyopathy, esp the hypertrophic form. I do suspect that the
wasting is related to the disease process itself, though.
Sukie (not a vet)
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