Message Number: SG8508 | New FHL Archives Search
From: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-04-10 19:06:00 UTC
Subject: RE: Kidney cancer
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3541751.1081623960849.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

He can do just fine on one kidney. What his risk level is for surgery is something I can't answer, but it seems like if this is a growth that might invade other organs, it's probably worth the risk. Is there any chance this is a huge adrenal tumor?

mike

Author wrote:
> I have a ferret who is an eight year old male who has recently been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on his left kidney. According to the vet his right kidney is unaffected and still functioning properly.