| lin |
My Ariel has rat tail. She was adrenal not quite 4 yrs ago, it was removed
(not cancerous), & currently, she has a heart problem that's completely
undocumented in ferrets, supraventricular tachycardia. She was dx'd by my
vet, Dr B, w/ help from Dr Lehmkuhl at MedVet in Columbus
(http://www.medvet-cves.com). She has been on Atenolol for about 2 yrs now,
& is doing very, very well. However, she developed the rat tail while she
was in the process of being dx'd for the heart condition, & it's never grown
back. Her tail is almost totally bald from just below the base of the tail
to the tip, w/ only a few random hairs scattered here & there.
Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is it due to age, (she turned
5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of stress caused by the heart
condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
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Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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"lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> My Ariel has rat tail. She was adrenal not quite 4 yrs ago, it was removed
> (not cancerous), & currently, she has a heart problem that's completely
> undocumented in ferrets, supraventricular tachycardia. She was dx'd by my
> vet, Dr B, w/ help from Dr Lehmkuhl at MedVet in Columbus
> (http://www.medvet-cves.com). She has been on Atenolol for about 2 yrs
> now, & is doing very, very well. However, she developed the rat tail while
> she was in the process of being dx'd for the heart condition, & it's never
> grown back. Her tail is almost totally bald from just below the base of
> the tail to the tip, w/ only a few random hairs scattered here & there.
>
> Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is it due to age, (she
> turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of stress caused by the
> heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>
> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>
> --
> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
> To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
Just a PS: Otherwise, she is in really good health, for being 5 yrs old w/ a
heart problem. She doesn't play as hard as she used to, doesn't like mixing
it up w/ the boys, but is still bright eyed & thrilled about getting out of
the cage a few times a day for playtime, even though she spends most of her
time playing Steal the Cheweasel w/ me.
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| Amy Cooper |
Lin can you email me? I want to talk to you
Amy
"lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:j3mDe.23157$yC5.10070@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> My Ariel has rat tail. She was adrenal not quite 4 yrs ago, it was removed
> (not cancerous), & currently, she has a heart problem that's completely
> undocumented in ferrets, supraventricular tachycardia. She was dx'd by my
> vet, Dr B, w/ help from Dr Lehmkuhl at MedVet in Columbus
> (http://www.medvet-cves.com). She has been on Atenolol for about 2 yrs
> now, & is doing very, very well. However, she developed the rat tail while
> she was in the process of being dx'd for the heart condition, & it's never
> grown back. Her tail is almost totally bald from just below the base of
> the tail to the tip, w/ only a few random hairs scattered here & there.
>
> Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is it due to age, (she
> turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of stress caused by the
> heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>
> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>
> --
> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
> To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
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| Jason and Holly Harper |
Hmmm...is it possible that the adrenal is back? If not, then I'd guess
possible stress. Although, Zoe has had seasonal rat tail, but this time
around it's just staying that way. Her's does not seem as bad as Ariel's
though.
Holly
"lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:j3mDe.23157$yC5.10070@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> My Ariel has rat tail. She was adrenal not quite 4 yrs ago, it was removed
> (not cancerous), & currently, she has a heart problem that's completely
> undocumented in ferrets, supraventricular tachycardia. She was dx'd by my
> vet, Dr B, w/ help from Dr Lehmkuhl at MedVet in Columbus
> (http://www.medvet-cves.com). She has been on Atenolol for about 2 yrs
> now, & is doing very, very well. However, she developed the rat tail while
> she was in the process of being dx'd for the heart condition, & it's never
> grown back. Her tail is almost totally bald from just below the base of
> the tail to the tip, w/ only a few random hairs scattered here & there.
>
> Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is it due to age, (she
> turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of stress caused by the
> heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>
> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>
> --
> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
> To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
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| Ruth |
"lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:j3mDe.23157$yC5.10070@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> My Ariel has rat tail. > Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is
> it due to age, (she turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of
> stress caused by the heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>
> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>
> --
> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
Have you tried the scrubbing the tail with zit soap and a soft toothbrush
routine?
It could be stress, too. I had two males that had naked tails. Both were
still symptomatic of adrenal although they were bilateral removals. One got
a melatonin implant and that helped him regrow his tail fur.
Good luck, Lin. Naked tails are cold in the winter!
Ruth
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| lin |
"Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
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> Hmmm...is it possible that the adrenal is back? If not, then I'd guess
> possible stress. Although, Zoe has had seasonal rat tail, but this time
> around it's just staying that way. Her's does not seem as bad as Ariel's
> though.
Well, her last ultrasound didn't show anything abnormal, & neither do blood
tests. She's been like this for almost a yr, w/ no changes in hair loss,
behavior, swollen vulva (never did the first time, either, cos we caught it
way early), nothing like that.
It's worth checking out again, though.
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Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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| lin |
"Ruth" <klutzyruth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:j3mDe.23157$yC5.10070@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>> My Ariel has rat tail. > Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is
>> it due to age, (she turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of
>> stress caused by the heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>>
>> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>>
>> --
>> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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>
> Have you tried the scrubbing the tail with zit soap and a soft toothbrush
> routine?
Yep, everytime we do baths, she gets a good tail scrubbing. She doesn't have
anything blackhead-looking on her tail, though. It's just pink & shiny! :-)
> It could be stress, too. I had two males that had naked tails. Both were
> still symptomatic of adrenal although they were bilateral removals. One
> got a melatonin implant and that helped him regrow his tail fur.
> Good luck, Lin. Naked tails are cold in the winter!
> Ruth
Her tail is cold *all* the time! It still surprises me, everytime I pick her
up - "ewww, what's that cold thing? Oh, it's your tail again!"
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Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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| lin |
Check yer email!
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Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
"Amy Cooper" <Amy.Cooper@Charter.net> wrote in message
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> Lin can you email me? I want to talk to you
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> Amy
> "lin" <ktnil@KAZMOMX2woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:j3mDe.23157$yC5.10070@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>> My Ariel has rat tail. She was adrenal not quite 4 yrs ago, it was
>> removed (not cancerous), & currently, she has a heart problem that's
>> completely undocumented in ferrets, supraventricular tachycardia. She was
>> dx'd by my vet, Dr B, w/ help from Dr Lehmkuhl at MedVet in Columbus
>> (http://www.medvet-cves.com). She has been on Atenolol for about 2 yrs
>> now, & is doing very, very well. However, she developed the rat tail
>> while she was in the process of being dx'd for the heart condition, &
>> it's never grown back. Her tail is almost totally bald from just below
>> the base of the tail to the tip, w/ only a few random hairs scattered
>> here & there.
>>
>> Does anyone know if this will stay like this? Is it due to age, (she
>> turned 5 on 20 Apr of this yr); is it because of stress caused by the
>> heart condition; by the Atenolol; or what?
>>
>> Just curious if anyone has an idea ~
>>
>> --
>> Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
>> To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
>>
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