>A few months ago, my Rocky lost some fur on his tail, mostly on the top >and has blackheads. How do you know whether this is adrenal, since he >has no other adrenal symptoms? If it is not adrenal, how long does it >take for the fur to regrow? > >I plan to make an appt to see my vet, whom I'm spoken to about this when >the fur first fell out. He said I should come back in winter if it >doesn't grow back and he will do the Tenn. blood test and ultrasound. >Which of these is more accurate? My first ferret to go adrenal, Ariel, was dx'd through an ultrasound, & accurately so. Next was Max, who was dx's via the Tenn Panel. Ariel then had her right adrenal go bad, & is now on Lupron. This last time, it was dx'd w/ the Tenn Panel. My thoughts would be, it depends on the experience w/ the vet in reading ultrasounds, & what the clinic's policy is on doing so. And, if you're not sure about your vet's experience level w/ doing the surgery, ask him to refer you to someone else - someone *he* would feel comfortable operating on one of his ferrets. Any decent vet (like any decent people dr) will not be offended by your seeking a 2nd opinion. Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2" [Posted in FML issue 5114]