From:
J Clark
Date: 2010-12-01 02:20:00 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] question - hair loss
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Debbie,
I have found and sen that guard hairs don't take much to scratch off when a=
ferret is itchy.=C2=A0 My girl lost hers around her heck area and they hav=
e yet to grow back.=C2=A0 Now that I think of it her entire body has no gua=
rd hairs!=C2=A0 She a scrappy looking girl and my vet can find nothing wron=
g with her other than adrenal symptoms which she had surgery for.
Cheers,
Jilli +4
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From: Debbie <dwforgiven@comcast.net>
To: "FG-ferrethealth" <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
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I took in a female rescue, approximately two years old. She had a sma=
ll bald patch at the nape of her neck. She had fleas and was scratching, so=
I assumed it was from that. Since then, the base coat has grown in. Howeve=
r, the guard coat has not and she now has an area of about 5" with only a b=
ase coat and no guard coat. She scratches incessantly. I've been giving her=
.1 mg of liquid antihistamine two times per day for about five days and th=
is stops the itching. My first thought is adrenal disease, but I've never s=
een it affect only the guard hairs and not the base hairs. Thoughts? Debbi=
e Whorley, Kindness Matters Ferret Rescue, Acworth, GA
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