In October of 2007, we received a call from the manager of the DeKalb Petco. A group of four ferrets had been turned in to them for adoption--but all were very sick and
thin. They weren`t eating much at all. She was worried about their condition and
wondered if we could take them in. They needed help. They all appeared to be 3 1/2 to 4 years old and Joey appeared to be going adrenal. We weren`t
certain, in October, if this was seasonal fur loss, improper nutrition, or
adrenal disease. Now we know... Joey has adrenal gland disease. He is absolutely
vicious with others outside his group too, so this group requires special
running time. The others all had wirey coats. Vixen bites toes & often picks fights with others. Trouble has gotten better. He`s probably the
sweetest one in the group now. Cosette has a lovely new coat (Proper nutrition,
combined with a good seasonal coat change.) She has gotten sweeter
too. All four have NO IDEA what a litter pan is for. I am writing this in late December, as we try to update our site. At this point, Joey has had
a lupron depot and all the others are growing soft, lovely winter coats. (Good nutrition sure helps!) The bacterial overgrowth they all were suffering is a thing of the past now after meds, & their appetites are fairly good now.
Their bathroom habits are VERY BAD! They go EVERYWHERE!!! NO MANNERS---but we
love them and they know it. Lots of extra cleaning, every day... More later! Love, Zoo Joey after lupron  Cosette  Trouble   Two years have passed. On January 19th, 2008, we lost our sweet little Trouble :( Cosette is adrenal, and on Lupron. Her coat is just beautiful now! Joey`s symptoms never re-appeared. He too, is still sporting an unusually thick & beautiful coat. All three have bulked up nicely for winter. Their potty habits haven`t improved much. They are probably between 5 & 5 1/2 years old now, but they look younger than when we took them in. AMAZING. More later. Love, Zoo UPDATE: May 10, 2011 We lost Joey on May 7th. He became very fragile & frail, towards the end, but still had lots of energy. Joey just fell asleep in his hammy, and never woke up the next morning. (What a good way to go---for him...) Cosette is now the last member of this group. She looks much younger than she is, and the lupron is keeping her adrenal disease at bay. She is also insulinomic, and is doing very well on her prednisolone. She is about 6 1/2 --almost 7 years old now. |
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