I hope my ferret Mojo doesn’t have adrenal problems!
I was looking at Mojo the other day and realised her tail looked like it was losing hair just at the base. Can you see what I mean here …
Her fur looks just a little bit less at the very top of her tail compared with half in inch below. My heart sank. Having thought Seamus had adrenal problems last year, then finding out that Angus definitely had that disease this year and now Mojo?
I turned her on her back and saw her bald patch …
She’s only 2 years old, for crying out loud, way too young to have adrenal problems so I’m hoping that the bald patch is due to something else. No idea what but I am so hoping it’s not AGD.
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I have noticed that people keep asking about trainning your ferret to do tricks..Well my little eve is the Only ferret I have she is hjust turned 3 yrs old .But because she is the only one I have plenty of time for her sure she has her problems pooping in the floor but when I first got her and started giving her treats .She would hear the bag n come running and standing up to see what I had soo I just started saying up everytime I gave her a treat.She cought on in NO TIME.when she got that down I held her on her back saying laydown over n over in different tones while holding the treat right above her nose so she could smell it.and after doing that for only 5 min she learned the trick .After tree years she still gets me when I say lay down and she just falls to her back like she got shoot lol.For being a female silvermit I can say also the kinddest pet Ive ever hade.But I think having free raign helps a ferrets social skills also plus its just mean to leave something looked up all the time.HOPE THIS HELPS
Thanks for those tips, Jeromy. I’m sure they’ll help others who want to know how to train their ferrets
I had to laugh when you said about her lying down and playing dead as I saw this video a couple of days ago and it reminded me of your ferret – LOL!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/16/bang-ferret-plays-dead-video_n_1208364.html
My Lilly had the adrenal issues developed at 3 years od & our vet wasn’t comfortable doing surgery or treating with meds because Lilly has had allergic reactions to most meds & vaccines she has had in the past… Now 3 years later Her Tail is compleatly bald except for about 6 hairs. Her belly is also mostly bald… But thankfully Lilli isn’t worried about her looks & the other 3 ferrets make sure she snuggles in the middle of the pack & keep her warm.
Oh Naomi, I am sorry to hear that Lilly has adrenal problems. Have you thought about getting an implant for her?
My 5-year old boy, Angus, has AGD and my vet put a suprelorlin implant in him. It took a few weeks but his fur started to regrow and now, 8 months later, he looks terrific!
But I must say that 3 years is so young for ferrets to get ill. A member of our forum has a 3 years with insulinoma and that, too, is much too young
I guess we’re pretty lucky to have our ferrets in pretty much good health until they’re 5-6 years old for the most part. I feel so sorry for so many US ferret owners to hear of their babies getting symptoms when they’re about 3
Hugs to Lilly and her 3 friends from her new buddies down under
I think when things started developing with adrenal problems because of her allergies (almost died from one shot when she was 2) the thought of loosing her just by trying to correct something that is only affecting her cosmetically seems a little much. She is 6 now & doing great other than a bald tail & bald patch on her belly… & still the most feisty out of them all.
You now have ferret friends on literally the other side of the world.. 4 ferrets from The Land Of The Midnight Sun.. Yukon Territory Canada..
My Rascal just had an adrenalectomy. The baldness started with the tip of his tail and worked it’s way up toward the body on the underside first. It never quite reached it before the surgery. I hope you take her to the vet.
And let us know what’s going on.
Hi Suzan, I hope Rascal improves after his surgery and gets back to being 100% normal again
Angus, my albino boy, was diagnosed with AGD at the beginning of the year and as he was 5, it was the vet’s opinion he was too old for surgery but they put an implant in and I am very happy to say it’s worked wonders. All his hair has grown back and he’s looking as handsome as he was before his hair loss … not that he wasn’t adorable when he had no hair, of course
You can see the difference here ….
http://all-about-ferrets.net/another-update-on-angus-my-ferret-with-adrenal-problems
As I’m sure you know, ferrets with adrenal disease have almost translucent skin and I’m relieved to say that Mojo’s skin doesn’t have that almost transparent look to it. It looks like skin should, so that’s what makes me feel that it’s not adrenal related. All the fur on her belly has grown back but she still has a bald patch about an inch long on the underside of the tail so it makes me wonder if she’s rubbing that area against something and that’s causing the hair loss.
I’ll be keeping a sharp eye on her condition and if the hair loss increases or if she appears ill in any way, I promise you I’ll whip her off to my vet immediately
Hugs to Rascal from his new buddies down under!
Aw man poor thing, I hope Mojo’s ok… I’m a fairly new ferret owner, and my little girl is having a little missing patch of fur in between her legs, and the patch looks really dry and flaky, I don’t know what’s going on and is extremely worried…. I hope shes not having adrenal problem either, T^T this is stressing…
Thanks, Alice. I, too, hope your little girl hasn’t got adrenal problems.
It could be something entirely different because from what I understand, and how it looked with Angus, the skin goes almost translucent when ferrets have AGD – it has a pearl-like appearance – so I reckon dry and flaky means something else.
Could it be ringworm, do you think? If it is, all you’d need is some cortisone cream from the vet and your little girl will be fine in a week or so. But if it is ringworm, just be careful as it’s very contagious
Good luck to you and your little girl – I have my fingers crossed that her patch is nothing serious!!