Message Number: SG7689 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 05:59:35 +0000 (GMT)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: RE: Cyst on penis
Message-ID: <4947060.1075615175424.JavaMail.root@indium.smartgroups.com>
Dear Trish:
A picture would be very helpful. The scent glands around the prepuce in a male ferret often cause problems - some growths are benign, some are benign tumors, and unfortunately some are malignancies. From your letter, I am not sure if it is truly on the prepuce or on the penis itself, but I generally err on the side of caution and recommend that these are all surgically removed. When they are malignant, they are truly bad actors.
I'm not saying we will have to go as far as to make Anakin a girl (as Russell notes), but we should get them off.
With kindest regards,
bruce williams, DVm
Author wrote:
> Hello again,
> I got a little long-winded on my previous post so I thought I would post separately about Anakin.
> He has what my vet has said looks like a fluid-filled cyst on the end of his penis. It looks like three pinkish, small sixteenth of an inch round bumps and it is obvious when you look at him. My vet has asked me to post to see if anyone here has seen or had any experience with anything like this and if so, what treatment is recommended. If someone lets me know how to post a picture within smartgroups, I would be happy to do so.
> He is scheduled to have them drained/removed the first week of March. Thanks again for your help,
> Trish
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