From:
fhbythesea@aol.com
Date: 2002-04-28 10:35:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Prepucial adenocarcinoma
In a message dated 4/28/02 12:25:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
staufferp@p... writes:
> Has any veterinarian on this list had any luck with treating prepucial
> adenocarcinoma? The ferret will be six years old in June. He is being
X-rayed
> Monday to see if it has metastasized. Depending on what we find I may also
> have an ultra sound done. The pathologist said these tumors are often
related
> to overproduction of hormones and/or adrenal disease. He has shown no signs
> of this. Would it be beneficial to have exploratory surgery done for
adrenal
> or not advisable since this is such a fast growing, aggressive cancer? I
> appreciate any insight anyone can give me on this.
> Thank you
> Pat Stauffer
Pat
I'm not a vet, but my vet (email me offlist if you want to have your vet
contact them) has dealt with extending quality of life in prepucial
adenocarcinoma for more than 1.5 years. You might want to do a search here on
PeeDee..
He was a stray that had a tumor that abcessed and burst. the tumor was the
size of a silver dollar, with the center abcess the size of a dime. We were
very aggressive in excising the tissue. Three months after the first surgery,
we went back in to remove metastizing tissue. Another three months and then
we did the same - and then PeeDee went about a year with no signs.
Good luck with the little one.
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org