Message Number: SG3220 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Anais
Date: 2003-02-08 15:19:28 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: little sores on quark
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Cc: larryl@furph.com
Message-ID: <3317565.1044718612243.JavaMail.nobody@vanadium>

Dr. William and FHL:

That would be great, but I'm concerned about putting
him under for the biopsy at all. He's terribly thin
now, though very active, for short periods of time.
If it was phlebectasia, what could be done about it?
I ask because he is so old.

thank you again

becki kain

--- williamsdvm@comcast.net wrote:
>
> While difficult to be precise with biosy, these
> lesions on an obviously adrenal ferret may be what
> is known as phlebectasia - dilated blood vessels
> that are occaisionally seen in ferrets. A biopsy
> would be helpful in this regard, and I'm happy to
> look at it for you (at no charge, of course.)