Since placing this adrenal survey on my site, 388 people have participated. If you would like to add to the survey, please visit the adrenal/insulinoma site listed in my signature at the end of this message. For some questions, there were only two possible answers, but for those questions that have multiple possible answers, in most cases, I will only list the top two answers. The number in parens is the actual number of responses for that answer. You can find the full details by visiting the survey results on the web site. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) What is the sex of the ferret: 42% (163) said male, 57% (225) said female. 2) Who is the breeder of the ferret: 63% (248) said Marshall Farms, 23% (93) said other. After Marshalls, the next highest named breeder was CDC (Canadian breeder) at 3% (15). Remember that Marshalls is by far the largest supplier of pet ferrets and the high percentage will naturally go to them. 3) Age when first diagnosed: 26% (101) said 3-4 years, 22% (88) said 4-5 years. 7 people had ferrets that were one year old or less with adrenal disease. 4) Other major, concurrent diseases: 64% (249) said none, 13% (51) said insulinoma 5) Symptoms first noticed: 56% (221) said hair loss, 15% (60) said swollen vulva 6) How was adrenal disease diagnosed: 57% (225) said by symptoms only, 15% (59) said by exploratory surgery 7) Method of treatment: 66% (259) had surgery, 21% (84) opted for no treatment 8) Drugs used as treatment: 77% (299) said none, 9% (38) said multiple and Lupron/Lysodren were tied at 5% (22 and 21 respectively) 9) If surgery, which gland removed: 37% (147) said left, 28% (112) had no surgery, 18% (72) had both removed 10) How long before symptoms subsided: 49% (193) said 1-3 months, 38% (150) said symptoms never subsided (remember, 21% opted for no treatment). 11) Is the ferret consistently exposed to natural light cycles: 55% (214) said yes, 44% (174) said no. This result may be skewed since some don't appear to consider inside lighting as unnatural. This question was updated to be clearer about 200 results into the survey. 12) When was ferret neutered/spayed: 79% (308) said before sexual maturity, 16% (65) said unknown. There were two responses for unneutered ferrets with adrenal disease. 13) What is the ferret's primary diet: 90% (352) said kibble only, 8% (32) said other. 14) Where is the ferret's primary housing: 100% (388) said indoors. For the ferrets, Mike * Michael F. Janke, [log in to unmask] * South Florida Ferret Help Line, 305-752-7040 * * Website: http://www.miamiferret.org * Adrenal/Insulinoma web site: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc [Posted in FML issue 3142]