To David Ljung:
 
>Does anyone have any advice of how to help my little guy?  I've read
>the adrenal lesion FAQ, and it says that ferrets can't have both of
>their glands removed.  I'm worried that the entire gland was removed
>last time (it was his left).
 
        Well, David, you can't take the entire right one, but part can be
removed if you need to.  This is the preferred technique for bilateral
adrenal disease.  And if there is a large tumor on the remaining adrenal,
you can certainly debulk it, and at the same time check the abdomen for
other problems.
 
        Medical treatment is rarely effective in these cases, and I
generally don't even recommend it any more.
 
Bruce H. Williams, DVM         Dept. of Veterinary Pathology
Chief Pathologist, AccuPath    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1229]