From:
jchprocess
Date: 2002-03-05 08:39:00 UTC
Subject: bulging sides
Hi all,
We have a 4 ½ year old male ferret, Koda. We took him in from
another family when he was 2. When we got him he was in poor shape
low weight, missing fur ect
Koda is doing much better now; he has
had one surgery for a torn (I think they called it an ACLU in his
knee) but other than that he has been healthy. He hops like a rabbit
(instead of walking) due to a spinal injury he received before we
took him in. Koda over the last several months has started to get
these bumps/bulges on either side of his body. If you run your hands
down his sides you can feel bulges on each side. When we took him
into the vet last time I pointed this out to her she said swelling in
ferrets is common and not to worry. I am a little worried are there
organs on both sides of a ferret that can have swelling with no other
effect? Could these bulges be from enlarged muscles from the way he
hops instead of walking? I just want to make sure I should not be
pushing my vet to look more carefully at these bumps/bulges
Thanks
Jen
Bashor, Yen, Koda, Taz and Washu