http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/105
> Hi Nelli
>
>Hopefully this will go thru this time.
>
>You bring up many good questions. There are many factors to consider
>when deciding whether to use medical treatment or to do surgery for
>adrenal gland disease in ferrets. Thus it is best to talk with your
>vet when deciding what option would be best for your pet ferret. You
>might also want to consult with the vet school in Budapest (Dr
>Huszenicza, [log in to unmask]). Hopefully the vet school can do right
>adrenal gland surgery and can treat an Addison's ferret if they remove
>both adrenal glands. Now that your ferret's left adrenal gland has
>been removed, you might want to start your ferret on medical treatment
>to help prevent the right adrenal gland from becoming a problem in the
>near future (ie Suprelorin or Lupron with melatonin).
>
>Lupron and Suprelorin are both very similar products, and they both
>work by the same mechanism of action at the pituitary level. It is too
>early to tell if one works better than the other! The main difference
>is Suprelorin is a veterinary product, and it costs a lot less than
>Lupron which is a human product.
>
>Melatonin is different and it works at the hypothalamus level and
>directly on the adrenal glands and several other organs such as the
>prostate, mammary glands, and on the bone marrow.
>
>It is safe and beneficial to use either Lupron or Suprelorin with
>melatonin.
>Hope that clears up some of the confusion,
>Jerry Murray, DVM
Sukie (not a vet)
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