Okay, first off, most adrenal growths are not cancer, but may become malignant if not removed or treated. If you have a vet who treats a number of ferrets in your are then the vet may divide the Lupron Depot in the hospital in which case it will be very affordable. A melatonin implant should also be considered and that, too, is affordable. (Otherwise order Lupron Depot. See the FHL archives for such info.) Here are some basics. Note that some ferrets have only one symptom. Some may have no symptoms until a complication appears. Others will have multiple symptoms. http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/basics.htm From a ferret vet: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm and there are more at that site, including some excellent ones by Mike Janke with review by ferret vets. From the FHL Archives (which can be linked to from our home page by clicking on the bold text mentioning archives): From vets: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15827 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG2049 (each also contains important complications info) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=YG1952 (notice why it is not Cushings) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5054 (untreated adrenal disease and why it is not fair to fail to treat) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG10790 (Old, but may have some info you need. Since then have your vet look into the vet journal articles of Dr. Nico Schoemaker, too.) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16270 (another study which will produce an article worth reading if it hasn't already) From others or a combo and worth reading: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16126 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16112 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15327 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG17126 (Notice the importance of providing enough complete darkness for ferrets, esp. those who have been neutered. Try for around 14 hours being available in each 24 hour period. Sleeping boxes and other places to escape light help greatly. In just recently released studies amber light has the least effect on reducing the melatonin the body itself produces, whereas blue is the worst light for that disruption with green also bad, so if you need to use a dim bulb for some reason try amber for those times but do provide places to escape light. Notice that many white lights, plus monitors and tv screens are heavy on blue wave length components.) and there is a lot more in the archives Be sure to see also: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/24hr_lupron.htm (why to not use the 24 Lupron) http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/melatonin.htm to start off. Some complications info you hopefully won't need: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG15827 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG2049 prostate: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG6795 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG5436 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16791 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG12819 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG10132 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9678 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG8354 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG7311 Addisons: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/addisons.htm http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9938 (also mentions Vetalog) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG9931 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG16232 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=SG12920 Related anemia: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG15827 [Posted in FML 5386]
