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Hi all,
Mike and Sukie were right again!
 
1. Most ferrets will respond to doses below 500 mcg/kg/month.  Roughly
80% will respond to 100 mcg and another 10% will respond to higher doses
(200-500 mcg).  Unfortunately ~10% do not respond to Lupron.  There is
certainty no danger with starting with a high dose if you would like to.
The only problem is cost.
 
2. It does not make sense to give Lupron only when signs return.  The
once a month version only lasts for 4-5 weeks, so all the time after
that, you are letting the adrenal gland be stimulated and hormone levels
elevate and giving the adrenal gland time to enlarge.  These bad things
are happening while you are waiting for signs to return.  Thus it makes
more sense to give monthly!!
 
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
 
http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?
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Regardless of the type of tumor (and especially if it is malignant) I
would recommend Lupron if all of the right gland can not be removed.
The part of the adrenal gland that remains will likely become a problem
again, so giving Lupron to try to prevent a future reoccurrence of the
tumor makes sense.
 
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 4703]

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