Hello.
 
I posted yesterday about ferret longevity, but forgot to mention another
point I was wondering about.
 
Some people have posted about a fairly low incidence of adrenal disease
and/or insulinoma in their ferrets.  I've had three ferrets in the last
8.5 years, and *all* of them have had adrenal disease *and* insulinoma.
Two had malignant cancer in their adrenal gland (Buddy in his left,
Cassie in her right).
 
Again, I wonder if it's something I'm doing wrong, something in their
environment, their diet, heredity, or if I've just been unlucky.
 
Someone suggested ferrets in Europe and Canada may be healthier and
longer-lived than elsewhere.  Being in Canada myself I can say that in
my experience (and my vet's) that's not the case here.
 
--
John Rosloot, Caregiver to Sammy
With loving memories of my dear departed Buddy,
and my precious little Cassie-angel
http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ferrets
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[Posted in FML issue 3186]