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From: Vicki Montgomery
Date: 2008-01-04 20:30:10 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Clarification of rate
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

Are you saying that less then 70%, by almost half, of your ferrets DO NOT get adrenal disease? My experience in over a decade is that over 90% (Almost all) of our ferrets DO get adrenal disease.

How many others on this group have experienced less than half of their ferrets getting adrenal. This I assume are ferrets that live to at least 6 year of age.

I have had 2 - 18 month ferrets need surgery, both obtained as surrenders - one a pet store purchase returned to the store and another from animal control - surrendered to them. If memory servers me Dr Murray has operated on one as young as 8 months for adrenal disease and heard of 1 as young as 4 months needing the surgery...

But for adults... except for one dying of another cause and dying before they are at least 3 years old - mine get adrenal... that's why I have them stuffed in very dark places now.. I'm hopeing to see a reduction in %s, but not holding my breath.

Vicki




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