Message Number: FHL3865 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "Nanny"
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 23:30:19 +0100
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Adrenal again. Need input
I wonder if there really are no issues of AD in France and Lithuania, or if
they're simply not recognized. Here in Holland ferrets do get it, so I can't
imagine it doesn't happen in the rest of Europe.
Nanny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Irene" <irenekuik@hotmail.com>
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Adrenal again. Need input
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> My Vet is from France and is learning at the hospital I take my
> ferrets too. He is a senior student and also said that there have
> been no issues of Adrenal Disease in his country either. He has
> learned a great deal about the different diseases here since he has
> come and finds it quite odd that from Country to Country, the
> illnesses can be so different. My ferret is currently getting Lupron
> shots and I am not certain if that medication is even available to
> you there. I am do for my next visit in two weeks and can ask him if
> there is any thing he might advise for you. I am not sure I would be
> so quick to suggest them doing surgery, only because they have never
> done it and my vet said its somewhat complicated. The part he said is
> complicated is that the adrenal gland is surrounded by other parts
> that can easily be mistaken for an adrenal gland and taken out in
> error. The other parts I refer to are mainly lymphnodes, so nothing
> that would hurt the ferret if taken out, but it still leaves the
> infected adrenal gland inside.
> I will ask my Vet and see if he has any suggestions he can offer to
> me. Others in the group might be able to offer even better solutions,
> as I can only share my experience and many in this group are very
> well experienced and educated in this field.
> Good Luck, Irene
>
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> -- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "jonutei" <jonutei@...> wrote:
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>> Here is the story:
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>> My experience in keeping and breeding ferrets is 6 years. During
>> these years I have been reading about adrenal a lot, but in my
>> country i.e. Lithuania adrenal disease was never ever diagnosed so
>> far nor the adrenal operation was ever performed.
>> Thanks for the input.
>>
>> Jone from Lithuania
>>
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