Message Number: SG1817 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Pam Sessoms
Date: 2002-10-14 16:54:36 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] facial masses growing quickly--urgent
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
cc: jazmufsky@aol.com
Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.44+UNC.0210141251370.71674-100000@login1.isis.unc.edu>

Trish,

I have no direct experience with this, so take it for what it's worth...
An area shelter has had a ferret with a single lump like this, and it was
squamous cell carcinoma. Half of her lower jaw was removed (looked
weird), and she was OK for a time, but the mass came back again and she
was eventually euthanized. Dr. Williams has a web page about these at:

http://www.afip.org/ferrets/SCC/SCC.html

Just one thought...

Best wishes,
-Pam S.