I did a little publication searching today, and also wrote up some dosing info after an FHL member said that a certain explanation helped. So, some abstracts and some other info in case some help you or your vets: Some new ferret studies (adrenal disease -- one more blank tackled in relation to how things which increase the production of too much LH, including too much light (secondary to natural melatonin decrease) and neutering lead to tumor formation; Campylobacter; renal disease, asymptomatic ADV viral shedding; etc.): <http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=16863&startid=16867> Work into how melatonin helps fur growth (which looks like it was for the fitch fur and wool markets for clothing industries): <http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=16864&startid=16867> Work into how melatonin can help when bone is compromised (as often happens to ferrets with adrenal disease): <http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=16865&startid=16867> Information on treating insulinoma and knowing how much medication is being given (since it is the mg amount that matters; the ml amount does not tell how much medication is given): <http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=16866&startid=16867> -- Sukie (not a vet) Ferret Health List co-moderator http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives fan http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ replacing http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org International Ferret Congress advisor http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5190]