hello all.  i'm normally just a reader but i thought i would post a
2-center for you all.  i recently have dealt with adrenal in one of my
males, nicholii, a medium silver (sometimes silvermitt).  i noticed a few
things about him that pointed to it but disregarded it.  my thoughts are
once you have seen these things, you have a better idea on diagnosing
your fuzzbutt and heading to the vet.  so if any of the good doctors care
to justify or banish thses ideas, please do so :)
 
1. i noticed he was turning orangish from alot of oil production and he
stunk pretty badly for a descented and desexed ferret.  his tail was
really nasty and got those blackheads from clogged hairpores.
 
2. his normally white paws turned pinkish.  hair loss of course.  the
small clue i noticed right away but chalked it up to seasonal shedding.
it wasnt until his back became visible that i realized that he wasnt just
in seasonal shedding.
 
3. he began to sleep an inordinary amount of time and seemed like he
needed a dose of vivarin just to get some exercise, eat, and use the
litterbox.
 
yes, i am aware that these might not mean alot for other ferrets and may
not be indicative in all male ferrets with adrenal, but it was with
nicholii.  i simply ask if i was being observant enough to see adrenal
symptoms and if these ARE symptoms of adrenal males.  any comments, good
doctors?
[Posted in FML issue 3227]