I don't know of anyone who has checked to see if a ferret is warmer than the ferret norm of 101'F to 102'F (103'F if just very recently extremely active is possible) with adrenal disease, but inflammatory responses can cause body temperatures to rise, and the adrenal IS intimately involved with some of the hormonal actions that can at times influence body temperature (as are the thyroid and the pituitary), so I can imagine two possible routes to body temperature differences. --- Lick lick lick Heh-heh-heh-heh (ferret laughter) Lick lick lick Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh Arian means Silver like the names Argenta, Argento, Telemna, Argene, Ariana, Jumana, and some others also do. It is pronounced sort of like R- E - ahn with the accent on the final syllable. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7284]
