From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2001-10-16 10:25:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Digest Number 430
In a message dated 10/16/01 9:28:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:
If your vet felt a lump, and believes it's an adrenal tumor, which
must be a whopper, then it seems you have more than enough to go
on.
Not necessarily - the size depends on the palpation skills and
experience of the veterinarian. I have diagnosed adrenal tumors by
palpation when they were only about twice the normal size of the
adrenal, even, in some cases, before any clinical signs developed.
However, I agree with Mike's opinion - if there are signs of adrenal
disease, and a palpable adrenal mass, I'd not spend the money on an
ultrasound, but rather on the surgery.
Dr. Ruth
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