CAPTAIN LEROY

Signalment--7.5yo MN Sable Ferret History--Bought at pet store in Chapel Hill in Spring

2004 when 4mo--Generalized splenomegaly since 2008

with no associated CS--Summer 2010 progressive alopecia on tail

and caudal dorsum; pruritis--Empirical tx with Lupron (GnRH agonist)

injection in Oct. > complete hair regrowth by Dec. > Deslorelin implant (GnRH antagonist)

PROBLEMS--Heteroechoic adrenalsDdx = Adrenocorticol adenoma, hyperplasia or carcinoma

--Splenic noduleDdx = Extramedullary hematopoeisis,nodular hyperplasia, hypersplenism, lymphoma

--Enlarged Lymph NodesDdx = reactive lymph nodes, lymphoma

--Slightly enlarged prostate Ddx = androgen induced due to adrenal disease

Diagnostic and Treatment Plan--Ultrasound guided aspirate of splenic nodule and mesenteric lymph nodes; results pending

--Tx lymphoma with prednisone, vincristine and cyclophosphamide--Tx hyperslenism with splenectomy or benign

neglect

--New Deslorelin (GnRH antagonist) implant when alopecia redevelops – implants last 4 – 11mo

--Monitor closely for stranguria, dysuria and palpate bladder regularly; should not be able to palpate prostate unless it is enlarged

References--VIN message board

--Quesenberry, Katherine E., and James W. Carpenter. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents. St Louis, MI: Elsevier Inc, 2004. Web.