From:
Mary Alvarez-Cabreras
Date: 2001-12-04 14:24:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Lumps Underneath Nipples? Any
and All Advise Welcome
Dear Dr. Williams:
Please accept my gracious thank you for your offer to read Chewy's
Biopsy. The Vet did not perform any tests on Chewy's visit, he
stated pretty much the same thing that you have. In a nutshell ,
those lumps on my little boy are breasts and they're due to the
Adrenal problems. The top two (parallel) nipples are still the most
swollen (not very large but noticeable). The Vet increased Chewy's
dosage of Lupron from 250 to 375 Micrograms. This is Chewy's 2nd
dosage of Lupron and I am hoping that he will take to it soon. The
Vet actually noticed the lumps on our first visit (last month) but I
only noticed last week, as they were definitely more prominent. I
would think that the Lupron should have counteracted any funny
hormone business like that. I'll try to get a photo out to you
soon!
You stated that you've seen this about 5 times over the years, were
these other ferrets treated with Lupron? and if so, what was the
normal amount of time that it took to see a response (if any)?
Thank you,
Mary
At 04:41 AM 12/2/01 +0000, you wrote:
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Mary Alvarez-Cabreras"
wrote:
> Greetings All:
>
> My 7.5 year old little guy Chewy is currently being treated for
Insulinoma
> and Adrenal Disease. He just started on Lupron and Pediapred
last
> month. He's also been taking an antibiotic for a UTI (I can't
remember the
> name of it but it something with Sulfur in it).
>
> About three (3) days ago, I noticed that under each one of his
nipples, he
> has a Lump. It sort of looks light a pimple under the skin.
There's no
> redness on his skin or any other new weird symptoms that I have
> noticed. Yesterday, I noticed that the Lumps under the (two
parallel)
> nipples closest to his upper body are slightly larger than the
others (very
> slight). Previously they were all the same size.
>
> I have an appointment with his Vet tomorrow but I was just
wondering if
> anyone has ever experienced this before? I spoke with a Vet
that
fills in
> for Chewy's regular Vet and she wasn't sure what to make of it.
Could it
> be a reaction to the medications? This has never happened
before.
Please
> advise.
Dear Mary:
The likeliest possibility here is mammary gland hyperplasia as a
result of the adrenal disease. The increased estrogen can do it -
it's certainly not common, but I have seen in about five times
over
the years. Please get a photo if you can, and if a biopsy is ever
taken, I'd be happy to read it at no charge.
I am unfamiliar with any side effects of the medications that you
mention that would cause this.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM
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