http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/7343
>The University of Tennessee is the only place that I know of that runs
>the ferret specific adrenal panel. no, the test does not tell you
>how advanced things are. It just tells you how elevated the adrenal
>hormones are. Yes, melatonin may cause a problem with the Tennessee
>panel. Melatonin will lower the hormones that the Tenn panel is
>testing. I do not know how long in advance you would have to stop
>giving melatonin before the hormones will increase. However I would
>not recommend stopping his treatment. No reason to let the disease
>get worse just to verify the disease. Yes, you can use Lupron with
>melatonin, so I would suggest adding Lupron to his treatment. NO,
>Lupron does not cause any cardiac problems. Also your vet can order the
>melatonin implants in Canada. I know Dr Paradis at the U of Montreal
>uses them (in dogs). Your vet can contact her or Melatek (melatek.net)
>about ordering the implants.
>
>Hope that helps,
>Jerry Murray, DVM
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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