Most commercially available pet ferrets come from a company called
Marshall Farms. Unfortunately over the last few years its been
discovered that these animals have a predisposition to adrenal cancer.
The exact cause is not known and while there is no direct "evidence"
that Marshall Farms ferrets are more likely to get adrenal cancer or
insulinoma, the numbers suggest that (and I'm trying to be very
careful here) Marshall farms ferrets have an increased chance of
having adrenal cancer or insulinoma.
Of the 8 ferrets we've had, 5 of them have been Marshalls. Of these 5,
three have been diagnosed with adrenal cancer. Another ferret during
an unrelated surgery before he died, had adrenal glands that appeared
to be in a pre cancerous state.
That's why whenever someone asks me about ferrets I try to recommend a
private breeder. Most private or hobby breeder ferrets are very
resistant to insulinoma or adrenal cancer.
larry
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:03:13 -0400, Angel Stewart
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (0_0)
> Dude..what is it with you and these Ferets?
> Are all Ferrets from pet shops sick or genetically susceptible to
> disease or something?
>
> -Gel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> The older ferret (Remy) we are fostering has been diagnosed with
> adrenal sarcoma. Unfortunately
> it was dianosed to late to be operable. So he's receiving Lupron shots
> to control the symptoms, and now its just a matter of time.
>
> larry
>
>
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