Post by infernalancestry on Aug 15, 2022 14:41:23 GMT -5
Hey guys, it hasn't been diagnosed yet but the vet appointment is in 3 days and I highly suspect adrenal disease in my 2yr old ferret.
I'm honestly shocked he got it this young, he's a European ferret, not neutered, bred for health as a hunting ferret and not to be smaller and more placid as a pet, plus he's raw fed, as well as me never having the blinds closed or leaving the lights on past sunset aside from the monitor light from me working at my Pc.
He had his first deslorelin implant, then a bit over a year later, because of the vet's wife having a baby, his next implant got delayed.
Over the last while he's been more itchy than usual but I had figured it was just the beginning of shedding for autumn, more lethargic but I thought it was because its been warm.. but then today I noticed the fur on the under side of his tail had thinned enough for me to just about be able to see the pink of his tail underneath, I took a closer look, and he's definitely missing tail fur.
What I'm thinking is that he developed it over the past year, but that his implant had stopped any symptoms showing, and the implant being late made the symptoms kick up which caused me to noticed it.
Are some ferrets just unfortunately born predisposed to overproducing hormones?
I keep feeling like after thinking I was doing everything right to prevent this, that him getting it so young must somehow be my fault, that I made some kind of mistake along the way.
It terrifies me to think that if this wild coincidence hadn't happened and caused the implant to be delayed, I never would have known until far later when things could have been way worse for him.
He's had a couple health problems through his 2 years, just stomach problems, allergies etc, but never anything like this.
I'm really hoping that he extremely recently developed it and that all I'll need to do is increase his implants from once a year to twice a year.
His brother is healthy by the way, never had any medical issues, super soft and fluffy, and at worst if anything he's a little chubby from his life of luxury 😅
But yeah
TLDR; Don't assume your ferret can't get adrenal disease just because they're young and intact. If they have even a little bit of fur loss, especially on their tail, make a vet appointment immediately.
I know this may not be adrenal, but the signs seem to really be pointing that way, so keep a close eye on your little weasels no matter how young and healthy they may seem.
I'm honestly shocked he got it this young, he's a European ferret, not neutered, bred for health as a hunting ferret and not to be smaller and more placid as a pet, plus he's raw fed, as well as me never having the blinds closed or leaving the lights on past sunset aside from the monitor light from me working at my Pc.
He had his first deslorelin implant, then a bit over a year later, because of the vet's wife having a baby, his next implant got delayed.
Over the last while he's been more itchy than usual but I had figured it was just the beginning of shedding for autumn, more lethargic but I thought it was because its been warm.. but then today I noticed the fur on the under side of his tail had thinned enough for me to just about be able to see the pink of his tail underneath, I took a closer look, and he's definitely missing tail fur.
What I'm thinking is that he developed it over the past year, but that his implant had stopped any symptoms showing, and the implant being late made the symptoms kick up which caused me to noticed it.
Are some ferrets just unfortunately born predisposed to overproducing hormones?
I keep feeling like after thinking I was doing everything right to prevent this, that him getting it so young must somehow be my fault, that I made some kind of mistake along the way.
It terrifies me to think that if this wild coincidence hadn't happened and caused the implant to be delayed, I never would have known until far later when things could have been way worse for him.
He's had a couple health problems through his 2 years, just stomach problems, allergies etc, but never anything like this.
I'm really hoping that he extremely recently developed it and that all I'll need to do is increase his implants from once a year to twice a year.
His brother is healthy by the way, never had any medical issues, super soft and fluffy, and at worst if anything he's a little chubby from his life of luxury 😅
But yeah
TLDR; Don't assume your ferret can't get adrenal disease just because they're young and intact. If they have even a little bit of fur loss, especially on their tail, make a vet appointment immediately.
I know this may not be adrenal, but the signs seem to really be pointing that way, so keep a close eye on your little weasels no matter how young and healthy they may seem.
