From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-10-19 20:10:08 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: odd behavior
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Check Levi for possible adrenal neoplasia. You can learn about
this from the FHL Archives:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
and from resources such as these I pulled from past posts:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/aae.html
Also recommended at this site related in some ways to adrenal growths:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/PDF/neoplasia.pdf
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/Clin_Path/ClinPath.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm
Also recommended at this site (the ones not by vets were written by a non-vet, the late
Mike Janke, with veterinary guidance and checking):
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/basics.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/about_lupron.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/addisons.htm
http://www.vet.utk.edu/diagnostic/endocrinology/
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/murray.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/melatonin.htm
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL2407
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL1843
Quoting a ref list originally sent about a year ago (Off the
cuff new notes: Dr. Nico Schoemaker has a recent journal
article on one who does appear to have Cushings; further
studies have shown that amber light has the least disruptive
effect on natural melatonin production.):
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Here are some basics. Note that some ferrets have only
one symptom. Some may have no symptoms until a
complication appears. Others will have multiple symptoms.
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/basics.htm
>From a ferret vet:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm
and there are more at that site, including some excellent
ones by Mike Janke with review by ferret vets.
>From the FHL Archives (which can be linked to from our
home page by clicking on the bold text mentioning archives):
>From vets:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15827
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG2049
(each also contains important complications info)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=YG1952
(notice why it is not Cushings)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5054
(untreated adrenal disease and why it is not fair to fail to treat)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG10790
(Old, but may have some info you need. Since then have your
vet look into the vet journal articles of Dr. Nico Schoemaker, too.)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16270
(another study which will produce an article worth reading if it hasn't already)
>From others or a combo and worth reading:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16126
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16112
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15327
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG17126
(Notice the importance of providing enough complete
darkness for ferrets, esp. those who have been neutered.
Try for around 14 hours being available in each 24 hour
period. Sleeping boxes and other places to escape light
help greatly. In just recently released studies amber light
has the least effect on reducing the melatonin the body
itself produces, whereas blue is the worst light for that
disruption with green also bad, so if you need to use a
dim bulb for some reason try amber for those times but
do provide places to escape light. Notice that many white
lights, plus monitors and tv screens are heavy on blue
wave length components.)
and there is a lot more in the archives
Be sure to see also:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/24hr_lupron.htm
(why to not use the 24 Lupron)
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/melatonin.htm
to start off.
Some complications info you hopefully won't need:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15827
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG2049
prostate:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG6795
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16791
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG12819
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG10132
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9678
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG8354
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG7311
Addisons:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/addisons.htm
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9938
(also mentions Vetalog)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9931
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16232
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG12920
Related anemia:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG15827
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Further refs may be found using my references list in my
signature lines.
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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