From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-02 23:45:07 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 2 Aug 2002 00:51:57 -0000 Issue 39
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <28.2a85803f.2a7c7383@aol.com>
In a message dated 08/01/02 8:52:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> My 4.5 year old female(Petunia) had a growth removed from her leg and it was
> sent off. The vet told me today that it was a mast cell tumor and the vet
> seemed really concerned. Petunia also has been diagnosed with helicobactor
> and gastric ulsers for which she is being medicated. My concern is that the
> vet said the mast cell be malignant can spread to other parts of the body
> and cause ulsers. Has anyone heard of this?
>
Mast cell tumors in other species - especially dogs - are very bad news
because they tend to be quite aggressive and can cause many problems. In
ferrets, however, they tend to be fairly benign in their actions, and usually
complete excision is curative, in my experience.
Dr. Ruth
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