>From:    Monna Maldonado <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Hair on tail and back
>My 4 1/2 year old female ferret is losing hair on her tail and her hind
>end.... Our other female, 3 years, her tail is getting thin at the tip
>but they are real go getters.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Hi--
 
Your ferret may be in the early stages of adrenal cancer.  Usually
treatable for a while with drugs or sugery.  Get your ferret to the vet
and get a real diagnosis.  Once your ferret gets sick, it won't a be a
good candidate for many of the availabel treatment options.
 
My Phoebe has adrenal and has lived with it for about 2 yrs now.  She's
held her own so far, but soon that may not be true.  We lost sweet little
Jaspar to adrenal.
 
go to Ferret Central or www.ferretcentral.org and download one of the
health faqs.
 
KG
[Posted in FML issue 3044]