From:
"Karen McCabe"
Date: 2009-07-14 00:00:43 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Treatment for adrenal ferret
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Sukie Crandall" <sukie@...> wrote:
>
> Most adrenal disease is not malignant (not cancer) but
> the results of not treating it so undermine quality of life
> and even quantity of life that failure to treat it is cruel,
>
I think it should be noted that all adrenal disease will eventually become cancerous if not treated. As in my previous post, adrenal disease begins with enlargement of the glands (hyperplasia), then proceeds to a precancerous state, then to a benign cancerous state (adenoma), and then to a malignant cancerous state (adenocarcinoma). This process may take years, I suppose it varies from ferret to ferret, but eventually this is the end result (without treatment). Halting the progression of the disease can prevent this, and lupron has been shown to do this.
Another article worth the read....
http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/medical/oma/lupron.html
Opting to not treat, with whatever treatment method you may choose, will not only lower quality of life but also quantity, as the disease will eventually become deadly (if not treated). I've personally had my share with malignancies. Believe me, it isn't something you want to see them go through.
Karen McCabe
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/adrenalferretslist/
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