From:
"Sue"
Date: 2003-04-06 01:59:33 UTC
Subject: Liver mass
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <006601c2fbe0$2bb7b120$010000c0@maxx>
Hi all
I have a friend that has a ferret that has been ill (appetite down, letharg=
ic) for 3 days. Today a large mass was palpated in the abdomen. She rushe=
d him to the emergency vet who performed exploratory surgery. =
The ferret was found to have a large mass on the liver and it showed signs =
of metastasis throughout every lobe of the liver. She removed what she cou=
ld and sent out a sample for biopsy. She is thinking either adenocarcinoma=
or lymphoma. The rest of this 3 year old male ferret was normal (adrenals=
, pancreas, etc) =
He is now in recovery and the vet started him on metaclopramide, ab's, and =
pain killers. She does not want to start any pred b/c the chance that it c=
ould be an adenocarcinoma. =
It will take days to get the biopsy results back and unfortunately the path=
ologist is not ferret disease savvy.
Would it hurt to start pred? =
Any suggestions? =
Thanks!
Sue