From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2002-08-02 01:21:15 UTC
Subject: RE: Mast cell tumor
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <11201551.1028251275667.JavaMail.root@scandium>
KC,
Mast cell tumors in ferrets are almost never malignant (unlike in some other members of carnivora). I think there is something like one maliginant one on record.
Nor due they tend to cause complications in ferrets. They do cause itching and the ferrets are much more comofortable without them.
I am sure that there will be more replies about this, but let your vet know that a quick check will show that they aren't the scare in ferrets that they are in some other animals.
Actually, I bet that there are number of useful posts about these, including vet posts at
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/
(the FHL archives)
which will further relieve some of the worries you and your vet are encountering.
Sukie (not a vet, just have 20 years with ferrets)