From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-12-13 17:05:41 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:hi new guy here...
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Sonograms are not always reliable for adrenals.
In the U.S. there is a much more accurate testing
option, though if symptoms are clear most vets
who know ferrets just skip the testing and go in
or medicate.
In the U.S. there is the TN Panel:
http://www.vet.utk.edu/diagnostic/endocrinology/index.php
During the holidays they put the adrenal bloodwork
in the freezer and get to it after they are back on full staffing.
This is a good place to begin learning about
adrenal disease in ferrets (which, BTW, is NOT
abbreviated AD as a few non-vets still do since
AD means Aleutian Disease and ADV means
Aleutian Disease Virus):
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Anja de Vries" <anjadevries@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I think a bare spot on her back is not normal even when she's is shedding.
> I would make an echo to see if everything is alright with her adrenal. Fur
> loss on the base of the back is one of the typical symptoms of adrenal
> disease
>
> Good luck with your little one, Anja
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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