From:
Ferret Wise Shelter
Date: 2004-02-25 21:29:03 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Strange lumps
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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At 03:13 PM 2/25/04, you wrote:
>night before I had come home from work to find several dime and nickel
>sized firm lumps on his back - he was also somewhat lethargic. That
>morning when I left for work, he was normal...
>
>My vet checked him over and attempted to aspirate one of the lumps, but
>they were solid, no pus or fluid. We discovered a few more very painful
>lumps lower on his abdomen, on his sides just in front of the hind legs.
Meri-
I am not a vet , but as a shelter worker I have to comment that these sound
like lymph nodes- the axillary ones are in the pit areas of the legs , the
back may be the mesenteric ( sp?) node. All these can become enlarged due
to systemic infection-- or fro lymphoma.
The sections removed from one of the nodes should help with the diagnosis.
Sending good thoughts your way.
Alicia D
www.ferretwise.org