See the last paragraph in this article by Dr. Jerry Murray: <http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-columns/notes-from-an-exotic-small-animal-vet/120725-a-hedgehog-a-rabbit-and-some-exciting-ferret-news.aspx> For more details see this article below (Note that I do disagree with the shelter person about rates having personally run into about a third with adrenal disease in their lifetimes in our three decades (and hoping to decrease that further with annual Suprelorin implants for prophylaxis) with ferrets, BUT shelters do tend to get ferrets who have not had sufficient and proper care in their previous homes and could have been through circumstances like way too much light exposure that increase LH output while also not receiving prophylaxis once that became available (first with early Spring Lupron depot and now with Suprelorin implants). <http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-news/2012/06/29/deslorelin-drug-soon-more-readily-available-for-u-s-ferrets.aspx> Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game. 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) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7498]
