Hi guys,
 
I have a concern about my 2 yr old Wiggles and the hair on her tail.  She
is a hyper and sensitive little thing weighing in at about one lb.  If
she gets stressed she loses hair on her tail.  Move her romemate out for
awhile, Wiggles gets a bald tail.  Put Wiggles with other girls, she gets a
bald tail.  I finally gave her her own cage and some xtra love and
ferretone and for the first time in over a year she has a very furry tail.
All except for the base.  It is still bald.
 
This has me very concerned about adrenal problems.  If I were to see her
for the first time today I would say she was adrenal.  However, she does
have a history of tail hair problems.
 
She has to see the vet next month for vacinations and I was wondering - Do
I get the expensive blood tests to determine possible adrenal?  I had blood
work done on her 10 months ago and adrenal wasn't determined.  A chronic
infection of some type was.  (Slightly elevated lympocytes).
 
Or do I just go ahead and have exploritory surgery done?
Or should I just wait until she shows other symptoms?
 
I'm looking for some other opinions to help me decide. She doesn't act ill
in anyway right now.
 
I don't think my vet will be much help in deciding.  Adrenal is his pet
illness for ferrets and he suspects it all the time.
 
Barb Stewart and all our fuzzies
[Posted in FML issue 2554]