From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-01-04 16:48:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Digest Number 539
In a message dated 01/04/02 12:05:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:
The histopath report revealved she had lymphosarcoma. In seven
days Kele was gone from when her behavior changed. My question is,
is
lymphosarcoma being seen more in younger ferrets? She was a
Marshall
Farms ferret. I'm also aware MF ferrets have higher incidences of
cancers. This has devastated us......
There are a couple of forms of lymphoma - juvenile lymphoma, which
Kele seems to have had, is much more likely to cause rapid onset and
progression of clinical signs. Don't beat yourself up over this -
not much would have helped. As far as a higher incidence of cancer
in MF ferrets over other breeders - I'm not sure I agree with this.
We see more MF ferrets in my practice than from other breeders, so
of course we see more MF ferrets with cancer. But percentage wise,
it seems to work out pretty similarly between the two groups.
I am sorry to hear of your loss - it's hard to lose them young.
Dr. Ruth
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