From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2004-12-16 18:37:14 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Lymphoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20041216183715.22239.qmail@web50804.mail.yahoo.com>
--- sudburyp@ntl.sympatico.ca wrote:
>.My Ferret is 41/2 years old and
> she has developed two large lumps under her jaw.
How do you know that means lymphoma? Was an aspirate
or biopsy done?
We've only done palleative care here, but our ferrets
who got lymphoma either went downhill so very fast
that there was no chance to try something like chemo
or else they were much older than your ferret, as in
more than twice her age.
We have two six and a half year olds with lymphoma now
and again we opted not to do chemo. So far the
disease is progressing slowly and both are holding
their own.
Yes, if it really is lymphoma the prognosis is grim,
but that isn't something you can know for sure without
a biopsy or at least aspirating the lymph node.
All the best,
Caity and the fantastic four
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