Vets change their minds about adrenal disease in ferrets

RE: Vets change their minds about adrenal disease in ferrets

Vanessa Hartley — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:28:09 GMT

We use it on the hobs only and use a vasectomised hob on the jills. So, we can keep hobs in family or other social groups, which makes it easier for management and housing. It also gives us the option of using a chemically neutered hob as an entire hob; specially useful if a hob proves to be a good hunter. Yes, it does cost, but I think that the advantages of its use make it worth it. Also, when there are clinical problems after surgical neutering - which there will be eventually - then it would have to be given anyway as a therapeutic measure. Unless, of course, you think that it is too much money to spend on a ferret?

RE: Vets change their minds about adrenal disease in ferrets

Jon Bray — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:54:34 GMT

Quite expensive though if you've got thirty ferrets, even if you're getting it at cost!

RE: Vets change their minds about adrenal disease in ferrets

Vanessa Hartley — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:15:11 GMT

I've used deslorelin implants for a few years now in preference to neutering or the 'jill jab' and our ferrets (nearly 30 of them)are certainly better off for it. It has also been given to those ferrets that have been surgically neutered for unavoidable reasons. I learned this at a CPD session given by Anna Meredith from Edinburgh and I'm delighted that the use of deslorelin is becoming more mainstream; ferret health will benefit.