Message Number: FHL9065 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Karen McCabe"
Date: 2009-05-25 18:50:14 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Lupron and Melatonin as Preventatives
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, joos vdHorst <jopiepeer@...> wrote:
>
> My vet ( specialized and only working with ferrets) told me once that every ferret older than five should get Lupron.
>

The problem with this, at least here in the US, is that adrenal disease generally hits before age 5. I've seen it in many at under 2 years of age and in one at only 5 months of age. Personally, I wouldn't wait past one year of age.

Karen McCabe
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net



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