Tara E, EVERYTHING you wrote sounds like adrenal neoplasia. >Hello! I'm writing on behalf of my niece who owns a little ferret named >Jynx, and needs your advice. Jynx is a small female, almost 3 yrs old. >About 6 months ago she began losing her hair and weight... Her hair lose >is all over- not in up her tail and hind legs (like Adrenal Gland >Disease). ANY fur loss which is bilateral (both sides of the body) and occurs forward of the tail is USUALLY adrenal neoplasia. Fur loss on the tail ONLY is more often a dermal (skin) problem, but can at times signal adrenal neoplasia. >She was taken to the vet who said that nothing was wrong. Ferret vets can be found by using the many listings of vets folks are using for ferrets: From the Critical Refs at http://ferretcongress.org : Finding a veterinarian http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/FerretVets.htm http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/vets/ Search by zip code, read FAQ first. http://www.quincyweb.net/quincy/vet.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/vets.htm http://www.ferretcentral.org/for-others/db-vets.html http://www.geocities.com/houseferrets13uk/Vets.html UK vets http://www.ferrets.org/Veterinarian_Listings.htm British Columbia vets and http://www.ferretnews.org/clinic.html (CA) http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/medical.html (CA) as well as http://www.supportourshelters.org http://www.ferretuniverse.com/index.html listings in magazines listings kept by local clubs If you go to the critical refs in: http://www.ferretcongress.org you will find that there are many very useful write-ups on this (including by ferret knowledgeable vets). There is also a great deal (including by such vets) in the archives of the FHL and FML: http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html (FML) http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org (FHL) Here is a list of vet sites with adrenal neoplasia info: http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://home.att.net/~hhoefer/medical_newsletters.htm http://www.lbah.com/Ferrets/ferret_diseases.htm http://www.petcarevabeach.com/ferretservices.html http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=11 (though they really should know that most adrenal growths are benign) http://www.westendanimal.com/ http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=43 [Posted in FML issue 4401]
