From:
pjdutche
Date: 2002-06-18 13:10:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Health Advice
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "kj_shipp" <kj_shipp@y...> wrote:
> I found what looks scab/injury less than
> a 1/4 inch diameter on his butt, and the area is swollen. The hair
> in around it is gone. It doesn't seem to bother him at all. Can
> someone give me some suggestions as to whether something like this
> is likely a war wound or something more serious?
Your vet's going to have to look at it, for sure, to say what it is.
There are lots of possibilities. Anyway, in addition to the other
things folks have mentioned up to this point, it may well be a simple
little skin tumor. Very common, usually very easily dealt with
through a simple surgery to remove them. They often look like little
scabby areas, and they do often have a bit of hair loss surrounding
them. Here are a couple of links:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/Mast/mastcell.html
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/Sebep/sebep.html
Good luck!
-Pam S.