From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2003-07-19 02:25:59 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 19 Jul 2003 02:11:47 -0000 Issue 376
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1a5.16fd3b7f.2c4a0637@aol.com>
In a message dated 07/18/03 10:12:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> Well the vet Vet tells me that the Chordoma on Trixie's tail must have
> traveled up her tail and spread to her body and has turned into mast cell tumor.
> There is nothing more that can be done except keep her on prednisone until
> she dies.
Either you misunderstood your vet or you need to find another one.
Chordomas do not become any other type of tumor. Period. They just don't.
Mast cell tumors are very common in ferrets and are generally very benign in
them, unlike their behavior in other species such as dogs and cats. Since in
dogs, mast cell tumors are very aggressive, some vets that are unfamiliar with
ferrets wrongly believe that they are also aggressive in ferrets.
Treatment is surgical excision of the mast cell tumor, and that is curative.
Please, make certain of what your vet said. If you are correct in what you
were told, go immediately to a ferret-knowledgeable veterinarian and find out
what truly is going on with your ferret.
Dr. Ruth
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Find it. Fix it. And fly again.