>From:    Sandi <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Thanks so much, Mike!
>
>I'll start out with my experiences first.  It's not uncommon for
>Lupron Depot to stop working, just as the 24 hour Lupron stops working.
>(Whether it stops being effective after 24 hours or 1 month isn't
>important...for *this* question..., it's just a fact that BOTH will
>stop working after some time period.)
 
See my experiences in my response to TLE.
 
>I am NOT asking you to divulge any private information, but perhaps you
>could ask the person who contacted you, or perhaps you already have the
>answer to that.
 
I do not have much more information than what I've already shared.
 
>it seems to me as though the deaths were caused by the
>decision/recommendation of a *veterinarian* to perform the three
>surgeries when s/he might just as well have recommended increasing
>the lupron dose or changing the type of lupron being used.
 
You could look at it that way, but I don't see how we can say they should
have done this or that.  Maybe those options should have been explored,
but the decision was made based on inaccurate information provided by a
veterinarian that prescribed the drug.  It's not unreasonable to expect
that when a doctor tells you something, you can trust that information.
Had they known this was not Lupron Depot like they had been using all
along with good results, things probably would have been different.  At
the very least, they would have been able to make an informed decision.
 
I don't believe in using 24 hr. Lupron for treatment of adrenal disease,
that much is probably obvious.  Some people say it works.  So be it.  I'm
not buying the 24 hr. Lupron theory based on anecdotal evidence.  When
there is a sufficient amount of data to support its use or a scientific
study that proves it works for a month, then I'll listen.  Until then,
I'll take the word of experts on the topic.
 
I have a bigger problem with it being sold as a "monthly" dose without
telling the client what they're really getting.  It sounds like Troy
Lynn is working on that aspect of this issue.
 
For the ferrets,
Mike
 
* Michael Janke, [log in to unmask]
* South Florida Ferret Help Line, 305-385-6750
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[Posted in FML issue 4569]