From:
"pitarule"
Date: 2007-10-15 13:12:17 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Patchy hair loss, itching
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Lauren,
I have written to the group before regarding my ferret and adrenal
disease and I have to admit I have not found it easy to treat.
Some of the reason is that I live in the Canary Islands and have
been unable to find a vet that has any dealings with ferrets. Pita
has had the disease for approx one year(she is now 2 yrs old) and in
the last 4 mths I have manged to get her on the europe Lupron depot
treatment. The dose is 3.75 mg and my vet has been seperating the
powder to enable me to get 4 injections form it. She weighs 55
grams. Her vulva swelling has gone down and her hair is softer and
has grown back, although she didnt lose a lot of hair.
Iam trying to find someone that has dealings with ferrets so that I
can get her operated on, but this is not looking hopefull. any
information or comments would be gladly recieved
Many thanks
Linda
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Lauren Catlin <ferretgrl04@...>
wrote:
>
> Do you bathe Bailey a lot? maybe the skin is just very dry. What
kind of food do you feed him? Since the ferret is 5 or 6 years old
it is probably the beginning of adrenal disease. I have a female
ferret who has adrenal and she has a bald spot on her head, two
little bald spots on her back feet, and the area on her tummy that
has already thin hair, hardly has any. I give my ferret melatonin
implants, and they work very well. Adrenal disease does not have to
have a pattern. The good thing about adrenal disease is that it is
really easy to treat. i have two ferrets with it, and one that i
believe to be pre-adrenal.
> -Lauren (the ferret girl)
>
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