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Hi, I hope someone can answer my questions. I have three ferrets and my
oldest girl, Casey (four years old), has recently developed a swollen
vulva. Otherwise she is absolutely happy and healthy. It's oozing a
little and I'm pretty sure it's adrenal but I will take her to the vet.
She is MF, of course.
My question is, if it's an adrenal problem, does she absolutely have to
have surgery right away? I love her so much that I don't want to risk a
possible complication unless it is necessary for her own happiness and
health. If she is suffering from this, I will probably go ahead and have
the surgery, but if she can live with it, then I don't want to do it.
My other ferret, LouLou, seems fine, except she has recently gotten really
scraggly looking - her fur is short and uneven. I feed them Iams Kitten.
She doesn't have any bald spots but, oddly enough, Casey looked like this
a few months ago and then her fur filled in and then all of a sudden her
vulva was swollen. So now I'm worried that LouLou is going to have the
same problem.
I'm so upset about this. I really thought that adrenal was a rare thing
but now it seems like 50% of all MF ferrets get it. I love my ferrets so
much but I can't afford to spend $600/ferret or more for surgery. I CAN
afford it, but I just don't like the idea of owning pets that invariably
get expensive medical problems. But I can't imagine living without these
ferrets of mine, either. This really bothers me.
Please tell me what you think about the surgery.
Thanks.
Adrienne
[Posted in FML issue 2966]
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