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Post by jamien18 on Oct 22, 2019 18:50:00 GMT -5
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Post by Corvidophile on Oct 23, 2019 10:53:31 GMT -5
While some ferrets will blow their coat when they shed normally, the increased sleepiness alongside it is suspect of adrenal disease. It’s hard to say because he’s so young, so you don’t really have a baseline of what normally happens every winter with him. The adrenal blood test is expensive and may or may not catch increased hormone levels in the beginning stages, so most vets diagnose based on symptoms. But! Unusual sleepiness could be also a symptom of low blood sugar. And the test for that is typically very cheap and you get the results instantly, so you can say clearly yes or no on that front. That would be irrelevant to the blown coat, though.
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Post by jamien18 on Oct 23, 2019 23:50:17 GMT -5
While some ferrets will blow their coat when they shed normally, the increased sleepiness alongside it is suspect of adrenal disease. It’s hard to say because he’s so young, so you don’t really have a baseline of what normally happens every winter with him. The adrenal blood test is expensive and may or may not catch increased hormone levels in the beginning stages, so most vets diagnose based on symptoms. But! Unusual sleepiness could be also a symptom of low blood sugar. And the test for that is typically very cheap and you get the results instantly, so you can say clearly yes or no on that front. That would be irrelevant to the blown coat, though. im just really cautious with the two ferrets i have now because my other one passed suddenly and i never got a diagnosis on her death so i just dont want something to be wrong with my boy and not know until its too late
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Post by Heather on Oct 26, 2019 18:04:40 GMT -5
That could be an aggressive shed, but the pattern appears to be adrenal. This time of year is the time for shedding and sleepy ferrets. What bothers me a bit is the appearance of muscle wasting. You can wait and see if the coat returns or if he continues to shed to naked. Have you noticed an odour about him? Any MCTs? ciao
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Post by jamien18 on Oct 26, 2019 22:32:18 GMT -5
That could be an aggressive shed, but the pattern appears to be adrenal. This time of year is the time for shedding and sleepy ferrets. What bothers me a bit is the appearance of muscle wasting. You can wait and see if the coat returns or if he continues to shed to naked. Have you noticed an odour about him? Any MCTs? ciao muscle wasting?? i haven't smelt any type of different odor to him. im also not sure what MCTs are hes just making me very worried about him about how aggressively he shed all his hair, and i was told the adrenal test is pretty expansive and i just dont have the money for that right now after taking my other ferret to the emergency vet and she had to be put down. just for an office visit with the vet i take them to is around 50$ plus what ever else they do is a lot of money too
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Post by Sherry on Oct 28, 2019 5:49:12 GMT -5
MCT is mast cell tumour. Generally not an issue for ferrets, unless they won't leave them alone and they get infected. In the first pic his back end looks a bit skinny. When adrenal affects the musculature it is referred to as muscle wasting. As for the test- don't bother. Not worth what you get. It throws too many false negatives. Personally, that looks more like an aggressive shed. Especially if you are going from winter to summer. Are you in the southern or northern hemisphere?
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Post by jamien18 on Oct 28, 2019 14:49:53 GMT -5
MCT is mast cell tumour. Generally not an issue for ferrets, unless they won't leave them alone and they get infected. In the first pic his back end looks a bit skinny. When adrenal affects the musculature it is referred to as muscle wasting. As for the test- don't bother. Not worth what you get. It throws too many false negatives. Personally, that looks more like an aggressive shed. Especially if you are going from winter to summer. Are you in the southern or northern hemisphere? I am in the northern hemisphere, so we are going into winter right now that's why when he was losing so much hair I was shocked and worried if it was something else than just shedding
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Post by Sherry on Oct 29, 2019 5:42:32 GMT -5
If you are north, then Heather is more likely correct. Given the type of shed I'd assumed you were south.
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Post by jamien18 on Oct 29, 2019 16:25:33 GMT -5
If you are north, then Heather is more likely correct. Given the type of shed I'd assumed you were south. yeah thats why im a bit worried, i just made a vet appointment for him to see if i really need to go and have the adrenal test done for not.
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Post by Sherry on Nov 1, 2019 7:30:07 GMT -5
I wouldn't bother having the test done. Waste of money tbh. It throws too many false negatives. Simply either do a three month lupron trial, or just go straight to a des implant. Neither will cause any harm if adrenal really isn't the issue.
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Post by jamien18 on Nov 1, 2019 12:15:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't bother having the test done. Waste of money tbh. It throws too many false negatives. Simply either do a three month lupron trial, or just go straight to a des implant. Neither will cause any harm if adrenal really isn't the issue. I just got a call from my vet telling me not to come in and call a place that doesnt the test because he would probably just send me there anyway, im not too sure of what to do right now
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Post by jamien18 on Nov 1, 2019 14:17:35 GMT -5
My vet is telling me without blood tests and the adrenal test he cant really do anything
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Post by jamien18 on Nov 2, 2019 1:41:01 GMT -5
I'm also not sure if this is a symptom of the "adrenal disease"(if that's what's going on, or something else), but when he goes to the bathroom and poops, the smell is just awful, I can hardly stand being near the cage.
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Post by Heather on Nov 2, 2019 11:53:00 GMT -5
I would say that you've probably got adrenal going. The smell, urine usually is often a hob thing which can be directly related to adrenal disease in altered ferrets. The test, I wouldn't trust. I've seen obviously adrenal ferrets who were denied treatment because the tests came back negative. Untreated adrenal is horrible because the ferret becomes a host of all sorts of immune response diseases. ciao
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Post by jamien18 on Nov 2, 2019 19:15:51 GMT -5
I would say that you've probably got adrenal going. The smell, urine usually is often a hob thing which can be directly related to adrenal disease in altered ferrets. The test, I wouldn't trust. I've seen obviously adrenal ferrets who were denied treatment because the tests came back negative. Untreated adrenal is horrible because the ferret becomes a host of all sorts of immune response diseases. ciao I'll try to get him in with this vet for atleast blood test and see if we can do without the adrenal test and just do some treatment. I haven't seen him have trouble urinating, what are some signs if he has trouble so I can watch out for it? Also what is the best treatment, I've seen something about a shot and then an implant? Also what are the price ranges on it?
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