From:
"Karen McCabe"
Date: 2008-02-18 03:43:39 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Old girl turning yellow!
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
What exactly is yellowing, the skin or the hair/coat? If it's the
hair/coat you needn't worry, as this is common in ferrets with adrenal
disease (which causes the excess oil production responsible for the
yellowing). Also, in my experience, ferrets on Lupron (to treat
adrenal disease) tend to yellow excessively, so if your girl is on
lupron that'll do it.
If the skin is yellowing, however, you may be dealing with liver
problems, and there isn't likely to be much you can do about it. Your
vet would be able to tell you more though.
Karen McCabe
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "myferretmail" <myferretmail@...>
wrote:
>
> Our elderly female, rife with other medical problems, just started
> turning yellow on her back half! She has a lot of medical issues
> (heart, spleen, adrenal) and is on furosemide(sp?) and Enalapril. Is
> this a sign of liver failure and is there anything that can be done?
> Michael
>
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