Adrenal Disease thoughts

[ThaddeusTheThird]

I read an article like this in Ferret magazine. Correct me if I'm wrong.

It does have something to do with light exposure. I guess it goes back to the changing of the seasons, as there's more light in the spring (which is also mating season) extra hormones related to mating are produced. And since ferrets live indoors with artificial light all the time, the hormones don't really know how to regulate themselves and are overproduced. Resulting in adrenal disease. It is curable, though, with implants the vet can give the ferret (They need new implants every 4 months or so).
The shelter where I adopted two ferrets has a few adrenal ones. They say they're ready to be adopted but they must go back to the shelter every 4 months for new implants.  

[Skeksis]

New research indicates that spaying/neutering does indeed cause Adrenal Disease.
It makes sense really, as when the gonads are removed the Adrenal glands then act as 'recievers' instead for the hormones produced by the pituitary gland, which irritates them and over time this can lead to tumour growth.
This research also discovered that ferrets across all countries are equally effected, when altered. There may appear to be 'less' cases in places like the UK because, on a whole, less people have their ferrets altered.

Even when a ferret is altered, it still reacts to the change in photoperiods/seasons. This is why Adrenal symptoms often come and go as the seasons change.

I won't be getting any more of my ferrets desexed. Only Suprelorin implants from now on.