One of my girls has some hair loss at the back above her tail. I am taking her to the local vet tomorrow. We will be giving her a lupron shot. In the area I live there are no vets experienced with adrenal surgery, but should I choose to do this, there are great vets 3 or 4 hours away. My question is whether to do the surgery or just go with lupron and melatonin. I have had her for 3 years, but her age is unknown. The rescue I adopted her from guesses she is at least 6 now. She also has Irritable Bowel Disease. She was on pred for a few months but I have been able to control it with a homemade diet, no kibble, no chicken. What I am asking for help with is does anyone know if IBD makes her a bad candidate for surgery? Also what about her unknown age? This would be the first adrenal surgery for me and needless to say I am nervous about it. I do want to do what is best for her. Inge [Posted in FML 5916]