From:
Bruce Williams, DVM
Date: 2001-10-21 15:24:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Bump on head
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., cjbandit@a... wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
> I have an important question, Bandit has a bump on his head and I
don't know
> what it is. I discovered it when I was holding him by his scruff
he started
> whimpering. At first I just thought it was his skull bone, but I
looked
> closely and it's definitely swollen. It looks like a mosquito bite
it has
> that dot in the center, he rarely goes out and always with
supervision, it
> seems unlikely that it could be a bite of some sort.
>
> Anyone encounter this before, and I wondering if it could be
serious....
>
While it doesn't sound serious, it is difficult to say without seeing
it. Most skin lesions that have been described to me as "bites" over
the years turn out to be small skin tumors. In some tumors, due to
impaired blood supply in the center, there is a central area of
necrosis, which gives the lesion the appearance of a bite.
My suggestion would be to have it looked at and removed.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM