From:
"micky6608"
Date: 2010-04-05 01:24:18 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Ferret weightloss and hair loss
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi thank you for the reply. Yes there is hair loss up his back and on his tail. As far as his diet he has access to his kibble any time. I was told that his diet was healthy If I would of known It wasnt I wouldnt have been spending the extra money for the babyfood. I will defanatley change that.
Anyways the vet checked him for fleas because In the fall I found a flea on him and he was itching so I give him a flea bath with kitten flea shampoo that was recomended to me on a ferret forrum and I thought maybe that could have been the problem an alergic reaction from a flea bite.
The vet told me that itching and hairloss on the back were not typical signs of adrenal disease. Well the more I have read itching and hair loss on the back and tail are typical and with weight loss He has all the signs Im just not confident in this vet anymore.
I found an exotic pet near me that only deals with small animals and ferrets were on their list.
Im also going to call a ferret rescue near me and see if they can refer me to some one.
I have read that adrenal disease is from an over production of cortizone and estrogen.
[Ferrets don't typically have the cortical steroid type of
disease that most mammals get; instead their adrenal
disease is just hormonal. See expert resources such as
http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/aae.html
--Moderator]
Do you think the cortizone shot made his symtoms worse because I swear he has lost alot of muscle mass in his hind legs Its only been 5 days.
Another question should I keep giving him the antibiotics ( .25 evry 12 hrs)?
Is there anything I can do for him until I get him in he seems so tired.
Is this as urgent as I feel it is? I dont want to wait another minute
This little guy is like one of my kids. I have 2 girl ferrets that are healthy as can be. But hes my first one Im so attached. These will be the last because I cant handle the loss I didnt even want one of these things I got him for my son. Something about them steals your heart its devastating to me my friends and family think im nuts but they have no clue. Im not this attached to the dogs Ive had for 12 yrs. sorry for rambling...lol any more advice you have Id be happy to hear and thatnks again for the reply
[With muscle loss that rapid and weight loss, too, I'm
with you about getting expert care rapidly.
No, the shot likely had nothing to do with this.
Since the flea bath was in Autumn that also probably
worked out okay, but be warned that some of those are
dangerous for ferrets, and some over the counter flea
meds can destroy ferret bone marrow and more.
Here are some other places to check into ferret vets:
http://ferrethealth.org/vets/
which can be reached from BOTH the FHL Files section
and the FHL Links section, and
http://www.ferret-universe.com/vets/vetlist.asp
--Moderator]
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