Melissa,
 
Maybe this will help.  We've had two ferrets with adrenal tumors.  One
responded to Mitotane, an oral chemotherapy drug.  Our vet obtained this
from a local hospital.  It shrank the tumor.
 
The other one had to go for surgery 2 years ago and has done well.
However, now he is starting to show signs of adrenal failure.  We've just
started him on adrenal-support herbs: bee pollen, royal jelly, spirulina.
We got this info from a herbal book called: Herbal Pharmacist, by Linda
Page.  We think it's helping him.
 
We have an old ferret that just got sick.  None of the vets could figure
out what his problem was/is, so we resorted to herbs.  We started him on
Valerian for pain relief and sedation.  It helped almost immediately.
 
We also started him on Mullien for asthma-like problems, several vets
thought the problem could be allergy.  He is breathing a lot easier and
looking and acting a lot better.  Also we put humidifiers in the room the
little guys sleep in.
 
If vets can't help, go to a local herb store and maybe you can ease
Gypsy's symptoms a little, I've heard of some miraculous cures using
herbs.
 
Caroline
[Posted in FML issue 2553]