http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/105 > Hi Nelli > >Hopefully this will go thru this time. > >You bring up many good questions. There are many factors to consider >when deciding whether to use medical treatment or to do surgery for >adrenal gland disease in ferrets. Thus it is best to talk with your >vet when deciding what option would be best for your pet ferret. You >might also want to consult with the vet school in Budapest (Dr >Huszenicza, [log in to unmask]). Hopefully the vet school can do right >adrenal gland surgery and can treat an Addison's ferret if they remove >both adrenal glands. Now that your ferret's left adrenal gland has >been removed, you might want to start your ferret on medical treatment >to help prevent the right adrenal gland from becoming a problem in the >near future (ie Suprelorin or Lupron with melatonin). > >Lupron and Suprelorin are both very similar products, and they both >work by the same mechanism of action at the pituitary level. It is too >early to tell if one works better than the other! The main difference >is Suprelorin is a veterinary product, and it costs a lot less than >Lupron which is a human product. > >Melatonin is different and it works at the hypothalamus level and >directly on the adrenal glands and several other organs such as the >prostate, mammary glands, and on the bone marrow. > >It is safe and beneficial to use either Lupron or Suprelorin with >melatonin. >Hope that clears up some of the confusion, >Jerry Murray, DVM Sukie (not a vet) Reminder: THE FERRET HEALTH LIST IS MOVING. To join, click on the joining link at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth and then follow the directions. OR just send a blank mail to the automated joining address: [log in to unmask] and then follow the directions. Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ [Posted in FML 5426]