From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-07-31 01:19:45 UTC
Subject: RE: Update on Trixie''s Fat Pockets
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1066452.1059614385506.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Dear Gina: That's great news. A lymph node the size of a grain of rice is=
nothing to worry about. Williams' #1 rule of lymph nodes - if they're not=
big, they're not worth biopsying.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
Author wrote:
> Well Trixie ended up going to a new Doctor a coupel of hours away to have=
her Lymph nodes or "Fat pockets" on her neck biopsied. When we got there t=
he vet felt her neck and said for sure it was some kind of Tumor it was eve=
n hard in the middle and big! He thought for sure she had Lymphoma and had =
me planning ahead for chemo after her surgery. He ended up doing the surger=
y to remove the tumor and get a Lymph node from her neck. After the surgery=
, he explained that first he had to remove a coupel of Tablespoons of Fat, =
where he thought the tumor was and then he found what he hopes was a Lymph =
node the size of a grain of rice. He also cut off the Chordoma or tumor on =
the end of her tail. I am still waiting for her lab results. Before the sur=
gery she was taking .70ml of Prednisone now she is taking .25ml of Predniso=
lone every 48 hours. Is that ok ? This vet said the xray was just showing f=
at, not a mass and the lab that gave the cytology results didnt know what r=
hey were doing. So far I have found every vet in CA that doesnt know how to=
treat Ferrets. I am hoping this vet knows what he is saying.
> Gina =
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