I've had an adrenal survey running on my Adrenal/Insulinoma website for a little while now, and have 106 entries to date. I thought some that have not seen it would find the results interesting. The survey has by no means ended, so if you'd like to participate, see my signature below for the URL to the Adrenal/Insulinoma website. The number following the possible answer is the number of respondents that selected that answer. The number in parenthesis is the percentage. Note that because of rounding, the total for each set of answers do not always add up to 100%. Question: Sex of ferret Male 45 (42%) Female 61 (57%) Question: Breeder of the ferret Marshall Farms 68 (64%) Path Valley 2 (1%) CDC 8 (7%) Private 5 (4%) Unknown 1 (1%) other 22 (20%) Question: Age when first diagnosed 0-1yr 1 (1%) 1-2yrs 5 (4%) 2-3yrs 23 (21%) 3-4yrs 28 (26%) 4-5yrs 30 (28%) 5-6yrs 13 (12%) 6-7yrs 5 (4%) 7+yrs 1 (1%) Question: Other major diseases concurrent with adrenal disease Other cancer 1 (1%) Liver disease 2 (1%) Non-adrenal tumors 11 (10%) Insulinoma 16 (15%) Heart Disease 2 (1%) ECE 0 (0%) Other 4 (3%) More than one 5 (4%) None 65 (61%) Question: Symptoms first noticed Hair loss 67 (63%) Swollen Vulva 12 (11%) Agressiveness 0 (0%) Breeding/mating behavior 5 (4%) Urinary problems 4 (3%) Other 8 (7%) Multiple Symptoms 10 (9%) Question: How was adrenal disease diagnosed Symptomatically 74 (69%) Adrenal panel 7 (6%) Exploratory surgery 10 (9%) Ultrasound 9 (8%) X-ray 0 (0%) Other 6 (5%) Question: Method of treatment after diagnosis Surgery 80 (75%) Prescription drugs 6 (5%) Natural 5 (4%) Other 2 (1%) No treatment 13 (12%) Question: What drugs were used None 82 (77%) Lysodren 7 (6%) Lupron 5 (4%) Casodex 1 (1%) Arimidex 0 (0%) Drenamin 1 (1%) Other or Multiple 10 (9%) Question: If surgery was performed, which gland was removed No Surgery 24 (22%) Left 48 (45%) Right 8 (7%) Both 22 (20%) Surgery but neither removed 4 (3%) Question: After treatment began, how long before symptoms subsided 1-3 months 60 (56%) 3-6 months 8 (7%) 6-12 months 3 (2%) 1+ year 3 (2%) Symptoms never subsided 32 (30%) Question: Is ferret consistently exposed to natural light cycles Yes 69 (65%) No 37 (34%) Question: When was ferret neutered/spayed Before sexual maturity 88 (83%) After sexual maturity 5 (4%) Unknown 13 (12%) Question: What is ferret's primary diet Kibble 97 (91%) Kibble & whole animals 1 (1%) Whole animals only 0 (0%) Ground meat/bones 2 (1%) Other 6 (5%) Question: Where is ferret's primary housing Indoors 106 (100%) Outdoors 0 (0%) --------------------- [Posted in FML issue 2864]