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Date: | Fri, 2 Aug 1996 08:29:31 -0400 |
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>My Bean has an adrenal tumor on the RIGHT side and also has insulinoma. I
>have already lost two ferrets to post - surgery stress, and my vet and I
>both know she's not a good surgical candidate. She's underweight and
>usually dehydrated . ( I give her Pedialyte constantly, but her skin just
>never feels healthy and springy the way it should.)
Our Punky Doodle started exhibiting signs of adrenal problems last year and
my vet put him on Lysodren and Prednisone. I believe the Lysodren was the
primary treatment in this case. Within a few (3 or 4) weeks, hair started
to grow back on his hindquarters. We had to stop the Lysodren after about
two weeks because he was not eating well. I guess Lysodren is pretty
potent. Anyway, he seemed fine for almost a year.
Now he's starting to lose hair on his shoulders and we're trying to decide
whether or not to go in for exploratory. He's fairly old (adopted - we
think he's 5 or 6) and has a slightly enlarged heart, so we're not sure what
to do at this point. After two sets of X-rays two weeks apart and a session
with a board certified radiologist for an ultrasound, the vet can't really
tell me whether or not his heart will stand the stress of surgery.
Mike
[Posted in FML issue 1650]
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