Post by Tressie on Jan 26, 2011 20:18:15 GMT -4
Wanted to let everyone know in NL that you now have a viable option if your ferret develops adrenal disease.
Dr. Tipple in Cornerbrook has the Deslorelin implant. A patient of his contacted me and it costs $430.00 in total to have it done. Expensive yes, but considerably less expensive than adrenal surgery, which you'd have to get done on the mainland. And I'm not even sure Lupron Depot is readily available, which runs around $75.00+ per month.
Adrenal disease is a terrible wasting disease, which destroys the ferret's quality of life. It makes them quite ill and males are at risk of developing life-threatening blockages from enlarged prostates.
When Lupron Depot came along it was a godsend. But it is expensive at around $75.00+ per month and last I heard very few, if any, vets in NL even carried it.
Deslorelin is a major step up in terms of medically managing adrenal disease and some exotic vets are opting to use it rather than putting a ferret through surgery.
It lasts anywhere from 8 mths - 2 years. On average I find it lasts about a year. I've had a number of ferrets receive it.
So having Deslorelin is a big deal!
Tressie
Dr. Tipple in Cornerbrook has the Deslorelin implant. A patient of his contacted me and it costs $430.00 in total to have it done. Expensive yes, but considerably less expensive than adrenal surgery, which you'd have to get done on the mainland. And I'm not even sure Lupron Depot is readily available, which runs around $75.00+ per month.
Adrenal disease is a terrible wasting disease, which destroys the ferret's quality of life. It makes them quite ill and males are at risk of developing life-threatening blockages from enlarged prostates.
When Lupron Depot came along it was a godsend. But it is expensive at around $75.00+ per month and last I heard very few, if any, vets in NL even carried it.
Deslorelin is a major step up in terms of medically managing adrenal disease and some exotic vets are opting to use it rather than putting a ferret through surgery.
It lasts anywhere from 8 mths - 2 years. On average I find it lasts about a year. I've had a number of ferrets receive it.
So having Deslorelin is a big deal!
Tressie
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