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Subject: (Fwd) Adrenal List #53

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Adrenal List #53, dated October 24, 1997

1. Azrael - Post Surgery
2. Hairless/Hair/Hairless
3. Abdominal Mass


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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:33:17 EST
From: lbarber <lbarber@ASCN.FASEB.ORG>
Subject: Azrael - Post Surgery

Azrael had his left adrenal removed about 6 weeks ago. He continued 
to lose hair after the surgery and has finally started to sprout 
some, but he is so itchy that I'm having a hard time keeping his skin 
free from sores. I use vaseline on the red spots, but then he just 
starts scratching somewhere else. He is also still losing a little 
hair on his head and face. Has anyone else had this slow recovery 
process? I need a little comfort and advice on how to make him more 
comfortable. 

Lori
Lorali J Barber
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 12:58:43 -0600
From: Troy Lynn Eckart <teckart@oz.oznet.ksu.edu>
Subject: Hairless/Hair/Hairless

In my group I've noted that those that loose their fur then it grows 
back and they loose it again are RIGHT adrenals.  All our left 
adrenals loose hair and it stays lost. :-)  Has anyone else noticed 
this correlation?

Skit has patterned baldness on his back, right down the middle going 
out towards the sides.  Duff has no hair whatsoever on his underside 
from the bottom of his chin to the tip of his tail - ONLY on the 
bottom side.  He looks perfectly normal from the top.  Duff also had 
two 'bumps' removed earlier this year, 1 from the top of his head and 
1 from his side - he looked like frankenferret.  

I noted with Gizzie that he also had a 'bump' and after his 
adrenal surgery, the bump disappeared with out being removed.
Gizzie is showing adrenal symptoms again and the 'bump' has 
reappeared.

Correlations?  Anyone else?  

Hugs to all. tle


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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:30:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: MADWAH@aol.com
Subject: re: abdominal mass

In a message dated 97-10-18 15:08:41 EDT, you write:
Most likely, the large firm mass is the spleen. Most ill ferrets develop
secondary spleen enlargements. Some can be quite large. As soon as the
primary illness is corrected, the spleen typically returns to regular size.

Mike Dutton, DVM, DABVP

< Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 01:39:36 -0700
< From: Chris & Shelley Knudsen <ferrets@tcgcs.com>
< Subject: Large adrenal tumors 
 
< Hello!
 
< This is my first time posting here, so I will quickly introduce 
<myself to those of you who don't know me.  My name is Shelley 
<Knudsen, and I run the Legion of Superferrets of Nebraska Ferret 
<Shelter.  I started it about a year ago.  I made it up till 3 months 
<ago with no adrenals.  I now have 4.  Two are  >>

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