Hello everyone!  My oldest ferret, Rascal is about 2.5 years old neutered
male and was just diagnosed with adrenal disease last week.
 
Since being on the list I now realized that he has had it for longer than
I realized even though he didn't have any hair loss until recently, he
was sexually displacing with my other male ferret for the last 4 months
or so.  He has had his first Lupron shot and we are going to have surgery
done as soon as my vet gets back to me on the options in the area.
 
My questions are:
In July he had an allergic reaction to his rabies vaccination for the 1st
time (3rd time getting Rabies vaccination).  For verification it was
IMRAB 3 vaccination.  What kinds of problems would this reaction and now
having adrenal cause?  Should he continue to get his rabies vaccinations?
Does anyone know if they do vaccination titers for ferrets like they do
for dogs?
 
My next question is after reading up on adrenal in Ferrets for Dummies,
I am interested in getting a full spectrum light for my ferrets.  What
recommendations do people have for full spectrum lights as far as brands,
types of lights, spectrum requirements, and where to get the ones you
recommend?  Then once I have the light what are the lighting
recommendations - hours of light and darkness per day?
 
My final question is: I know that adrenal disease is very common in
ferrets however it is heart breaking to hear the news and I am wondering
if there are any recommendations for possibly preventing it showing up
in my other two ferrets?
 
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Stephanie
[Posted in FML issue 3945]