http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/7348 >No I have not used Trelstar, but Dr Wagner at the U of Pitt has used >it. He recommends a dose of 300 mcg once a month of the one month >version (Trelstar depot). Trelstar also comes in a once every 3 months >version called Trelstar LA. > >On the human side, Trelstar works to lower both forms of LH. I do not >know if ferrets also have 2 forms of LH. IF they do, then Trelstar may >work better than Lupron. > >Hope that helps >Jerry Murray, DVM > >PS Not sure how much Trelstar cost, but the 3.75mg human dose would >only give 12.5 ferret doses. Thus it may not be cheaper than Lupron >for ferret use. 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.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6072]
