Early treatment (ie, surgery) is warranted as soon as you can get
it done. This makes for an easier surgery, and also the younger
the ferret, the more likely they are a good candidate for surgery
(usually).

Adrenal disease happens when hormones causes stress on the adrenal
glands and the adrenal tissue becomes overstimulated, causing tumors
or growth.

If removed earlier, you run less risk of having ferrets develop
prostate problems, balding, agression, etc. Sometimes the other side
will then develop a tumor later, on the opposite side. If that happens
you will have to give drugs after it's removal for the rest of the
ferrets life, when a ferret has no adrenal glands.

Laryssa

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