Its possible, since the endocrine system is controlled by the brain. larry
-- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Fat ferrets and people (was RE: Wake Up) > > > Larry- > > am guessing the genetics affected the endocrine system, > and maybe the brain lesions worked the same way?? > > -Ben > > > Does this mean that obesity is genetic in all cases? I do > not think so. You > > can lesion a couple of different areas of the brain and > create the same > > effect. > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:58 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Fat ferrets and people (was RE: Wake Up) > > > > > > > > > Speaking of furballs with legs, did anybody see the > > > great CNN Presents special last night about obesity? > > > > > > They modified a mouse's genes, and he ceased to know > > > when he was full. Was about 3 or 4 times the size of > > > the "control mouse" next to him. > > > > > > They spotlighted two people who have lost major amounts > > > of weight and kept it off for years. (A lot of people > > > lose weight, very few keep it off for a long time.) > > > > > > The key in both cases - EXERCISE. > > > > > > Not fad diets, not tricks - just a moderate low-fat, > > > high complex-carb diet with a lot of exercise. > > > > > > If anybody missed it, have it on the ReplayTV box... > > > > > > -Ben > > > > > > > Thanks Beth for the info. Yes he's getting quite chunky. I > > > can just see > > > > what's it going to be like in the next few months, I'm > > > going to have a furry > > > > beachball with legs rather than a lean ferret. > > > > > > > > As for a potential cause of the insulinoma, Ryoga's vet > > > suspects that being > > > > neutered may be involved with both adrenal cancer and > > > insulinoma, but since > > > > no research has been reported on this, its just anecdotal info. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > > EBStor.com > > > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:43 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Wake Up > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As an update, Ryoga is doing really well these days. The UI > > > > > infection has > > > > > > been knocked back a lot (still a trace of it though). He's > > > > > starting to get > > > > > > quite fat however since the vet put him on prednisone for > > > > > his insulinoma. > > > > > > I'll upload a couple of recent pictures. But apparently > > > > > that is a possible > > > > > > side effect of pred. > > > > > > > > > > It is not a possible side effect - its almost an absolute - > > > > > not only does > > > > > the prednisone make you retain water like a sponge it > > > also makes you > > > > > incredibly hungry. The last time I did a pred series I > > > > > gained 15 (yes thats > > > > > FIFTEEN) pounds in 10 days. When I stopped only 7 of those > > > > > pounds were > > > > > lost as water, the other six I had to work off. > > > > > > > > > > But glad Ryoga is well- fat ferrets are cute anyway. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another of our ferrets, Augustus, has also developed > > > > > insulinoma recently. > > > > > So > > > > > > he's coming in with me to work every day as well so I can > > > > > be sure that > > > > > he's > > > > > > eating every few hours. I'm beginning to wonder if there's > > > > > something in > > > > > our > > > > > > place that may be triggering it. Or whether its age related > > > > > for neutered > > > > > > ferrets. More research in the med and vet libraries for > > > me I guess. > > > > > > > > > > I have a friend who has a ferret rescue and will ask about > > > > > insulinoma and > > > > > ferries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
