From:
"suedvm96"
Date: 2010-04-11 00:15:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: dosage of lupron depot
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I too use 100 to start and if insufficient results go to 200. I think the higher doses would really knock them out. I have a resistent one now that didn't respond to melatonin and not much with the 100 but a definite difference at the 200 level.
Dr. Sue
TLC First Animal Hospital
Chicago, IL
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Caitlyn Martin <caitlynmmartin@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, Marci and everyone else,
>
> On 4/8/10, marci1111 <marci1111@...> wrote:
> > So I've been reading through alot of posts and can't find my answer to this
> > Everything I've read says that the normal
> > dosages of Lupron is b/w 100-500 mcgs no matter whether you do the 1,2,4
> > month depots. However after talking to my vet, she says that she was told
> > by an exotic vet that she recommends doing an 800mcg dose the first shot
> > then 200 mcg dose the second month (can't remember what was after that).
>
> I've never heard of that either. Dosage varies with body weight. Our
> original vet did the one month depot with Podo (age nine at the time)
> and started low, at 100mcg, for a roughly three pound ferret. If that
> wasn't sufficient he would have increased the dosage but Podo got
> excellent results with 100mcg.
>
> I'd have to look at the vet records to be certain but I believe our
> current vet tried a similar dosage with Chin Soon last year. She
> didn't respond and she was diagnosed with insulinoma as well so we
> opted for surgery instead which worked out for the best.
>
> Has surgery been discussed as a possibility for Loki? As you've
> noticed lupron can, in time, be more expensive. If Loki is otherwise
> strong and healthy he isn't too old to consider it. Podo had his
> right adrenal out at age seven and a half and came through with flying
> colors. Sadly, unlike most of my other ferrets, his disease did recur
> less than two years later and that's when we opted for lupron.
>
> The usual disclaimer applies: I am not a vet, just a ferret owner
> with too much experience with adrenal disease.
>
> All the best,
> Caity and the terrific trio
> Ella, Zephyr and Chin Soon
>
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