Chapter 16 Diseases of the Endocrine System
THE FERRET
Adrenal Disease

Figure 16-1 Hair loss seen in a ferret with adrenocortical tumor.
(From Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW: Ferrets, rabbits, and rodents, ed 2, St Louis, 2004, Saunders, by permission.)
DIAGNOSIS
• Complete blood cell count (CBC) and serum chemistries: may be normal or may show anemia or a pancytopenia in severe cases; chemistries usually normal
• Serum concentrations of steroid hormones will show increased levels of estradiol, androstenedione, and 17-hydroxyprogesterone.