From:
Trish Black
Date: 2002-06-01 14:36:00 UTC
Subject: soft tissue growth found in my baby girl today
Hello ferret friends. This is my first post here so Ill introduce
my business. Im owned by Pippin 4 yrs. old MF sable male, Merry-2
yrs. old very dark sable Path Valley female, & Zira-12 weeks old
cinnamon w/white chest female. We live in NE Ohio, United States.
Ive just returned from our check up/shots veterinarian visit.
Everyone had a clean bill of health until Merrys body examination.
The vet found a lump at the bottom near her abdomen. So we had her
x-rayed. The first 2 attempts didnt show up anything so then she
did a radiology with that gel on her belly. The growth didnt show
up very well (just a faint outline) and this was her analysis:
Found an irregular soft tissue mass (2 x 2 x 1 cm) caudal
(spelling?) abdomen and then she wrote cranial to header. My vet
recommended putting Merry under and using a needle taking some cells
from the growth to determine what it was, or to monitor it for 3
weeks and determine whether we need a biopsy. She said that it
could be an irritation that caused some swelling near her bladder,
maybe a swollen lymph node in an irregular place, or it could be
some tumor hopefully benign. I made an appt. for June 22 to have
Merry checked again and possibly take the samples with a needle. I
wanted to get some feedback before I made any decisions and can make
my appt. earlier if need be. Merry hasnt shown any signs of being
in pain and eats/drinks/plays well. She does sleep a little more
than Pippin & Zira and shes a princess. I am very worried about my
little girl and would appreciate any advice. Best wishes to all
with sick or lost furkids.
Thanks, Trish ~ Merry, Pippin & baby Zira
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