From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2009-07-16 03:38:31 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Treatment for adrenal gland disease
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Caity
I am glad you have had such good luck.
Most people in the Dallas area are not as lucky.
Just remember when you remove only one
adrenal gland, the LH level does not change.
Thus the remaining gland is also stimulated
(by LH) to produce the sex hormones and
adrenal androgens just like the surgically
removed gland was. In a published article from
the vet school in Holland (Journal of Comp Pathology
May 2004), 10 adrenal ferrets were studied. At
post mortem exam ("autopsy") 100% had bilateral
adrenal gland disease (by histopathology). Some had
carcinomas on one side and hyperplasia on the other
side, but all 10 had both glands involved.
Therefore even if there are no obvious signs of adrenal
gland disease, there may be a problem with the adrenal gland.
Likewise just because the adrenal gland "looks normal"
on a post mortem exam ("autopsy") does not mean it is
normal. A lot of cases of hyperplasia will appear to be normal
in size but are abnormal when looked at under the microscope.
Jerry Murray, DVM
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