Message Number: SG6017 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "Larry McFarlane"
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:23:36 -0500
To: "Ferret Health List" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Subject: Mugwart
Message-ID: <006801c37721$03484580$20084004@dslverizon.net>
I have sent this to Dr. Williams, but in case he's not near his computer, I=
'm hoping someone on the list can give me some insight or advice on this.
Mugwart had a cyst on his right side, just behind the shoulder blade which =
was removed the middle of August, I think. The vet thought it was a bite f=
rom Arwen that had gotten infected, as when I took him in it wasn't all tha=
t big, and my vet tried to lance it, but Mugwart would have none of that. =
So I took him in for surgery, and he wound up having and inch to an inch a=
nd a half incision on his side! The vet said it was inward, had gone towar=
ds the muscle, was about 1/4" I think in diameter, but he didn't say if it =
was diameter or length. Mugwart has healed up been fine up until today.
I got home from work, started to exercise each group. I just got him out o=
f his cage about half an hour ago (4:30pm) and noticed he didn't act right-=
didn't want to move. Thinking it was just he might be half asleep, I put h=
im on my lap and talked to him, noticed still not acting right, especially =
with the front legs. So I manipulated them, they were fine, then I found a=
nother bump, closer to the 'armpit' on the right side, just below the incis=
ion. I set him on the floor, tried to get him to walk. He didn't want to,=
so I brought him downstairs with me and set him on the floor, thinking may=
be he would then. He did walk, but he's limping terribly in the right fron=
t leg. I have him in a cage by himself now, no hammock but bedding so he w=
on't have to stress the leg. My vet is gone till Monday but he has another=
vet covering for him who is familiar with ferrets, and so I'll be taking M=
ugwart in tomorrow after work. I asked them to check his file again to see=
if anything showed up in a pathology report, and the office tech said no, =
it was just a plain cyst, nothing written that it was anything else.
I know this isn't much of a description, but do you have any idea what this=
might be? I think he was fine last night, he was down here bopping around=
for a few minutes. My great nephews came over and I had to move quickly t=
o get the fuzzies up, as the youngest is just 13 months and thinks anything=
with fur is to be grabbed. Travis, my older great nephew, helps me with t=
he ferrets, and I'll ask him when they come tonight if he noticed anything =
with Mugwart, but I don't recall him looking funny in the face like he does=
tonight, or limping. He was right there last night, ready to get out and =
play.
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rebecca & the Crew of Merry Mayhem
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste g=
ood with ketchup"
"Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have"
End of ferrethealth Digest
***********************************
Send comments to Pam at pjdutche@email.unc.edu. Please note that this address is only useful for questions about the FHL archive. Questions about ferret health, or those intended for the FHL, should be sent to the Ferret Health List.