Apparently, Warp ( 6 years old next month) has a lot wrong.  Joe went in
for her adrenal problem today.  Found more going on; hoping for good
results from the pathology.  The left adrenal is now out completely and the
right has had a partial.  She has NOT regrown any insulinomae but one
section of her pancreas had a strange growth which could not be completely
removed and also was attached to the small intestine by adhesions.  In fact
she was full of adhesions so he took what he could of them; adhesions are
rare for a ferret.  In addition she has very thin tissue and was literally
"full of rents" inside -- a lot of internal tissue tears, including of the
intestinal tissue, which should not have been there.  Warp is a small, very
feminine looking, albino, 6 year old, MF who was in two sequential very
badly abusive homes before she joined us at the tender age of 6 months.
She is very active, has good muscle mass, and has a wonderful attitude.
There are some scary things going on and no one knows why.  She might be
home with us tonight, perhaps with a catheter, or perhaps without, or she
might need to stay in the hospital with Joe keeping an eye on her.  We'll
know later.  Around 6 months ago she had insulinomae and had an unexpected
old tear of the small intestine repaired.  Wish her well.
 
Anyone else run into the tearing tissue thing?
 
How about adhesions in ferrets?
 
Teach us?
 
In 18 years we haven't encountered these problems.
[Posted in FML issue 3036]