Tylan vet posts:
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG6503
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG3648
but they are old posts.
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I am sure that you are hearing this from a lot of people.  TT may have
adrenal neoplasia.  It is time for a vet appointment so it is good that
you already have one.  If that is what is going on the resulting hormonal
changes cause aggression and fur loss.  They can also cause prostate
swelling that results in urinary blockage in males (See things on
dysuria.) so watch carefully to make sure that he doesn't block fully
because that requires immediate veterinary care on an emergency basis if
he does.
 
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Get Brownie a vet check in case there is an underlying health problem
for his inactivity.  If there isn't a health cause then he add more
stimulation and activity -- play with him a lot every day, create puzzles
for him to overcome, etc.  Yes, some run to overweight and inactivity but
that tends to have negative health consequences over time, and certainly
can be a marker for checking to see if something may be wrong, so vet
check first and then more activity second if the vet says all is fine.
 
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Rule of thumb for anyone: When in doubt have your vet check it out.
 
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I'm not a vet, not, not, not... (I got another one of those "Are you a
vet but just not saying so to avoid being harassed?" letters.  Nope,
at times I get harassed even without being one, and I don't know even
a scant fraction of what vets do.  THEY are the ones with the right
educational background for their focus.  It's just that Steve and I
are going on 21 years with ferrets and their health is a topic of long
interest, that's all.  So, no, what I have said about the limits of my
education and of my knowledge is valid and they certainly have limits
which have to be respected because it is always important to have a sense
of how very much is not known or understood by outsiders and in vet med I
am an outsider so take what I write with a grain of salt.  Verify,
verify, verify.)
 
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Alayne, she may be a submissive urinator.  We have one of those right
now.  It's a way of saying, "You wonderful dominant individual you; I'll
be extra sure to tell you that I am submissive." It's not uncommon in
some members of Carnivora but it is more common in some other types.
 
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We had one very strange urinator years ago.  She was a female who would
urinate on the head and shoulders of our youngest ferret (while pinning
him down) when her adrenals kicked up.  That was her first symptom.  It's
a strange one so the cause was a puzzle for a while the first time.  I've
never heard of another one who did that; it was weird...
[Posted in FML issue 4142]