Message Number: SG9172 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-06-17 00:54:32 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Swollen Vulva; hair loss
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F425e4dkHdpLJ000cc57e@hotmail.com>

Find another vet for an opinion even if you need to drive far for the
occassional appt. If they understand our distance there might be ways you
can work together. I have not seen your kid, did not see what he saw so I
can't say he is wrong, but I think we would both feel better if you could
find a way to get another opinion. Ask the groups for referrals based on
your location, but they will need to rely to you directly, I think. Good
Luck. It does sound adreanal to me and perhaps if there is a way getting a
Tenn Panel done would at least answer that, perhaps the gland may not have
been large enough for that vet to tell if it was a tumor or not, esp if he
hasn't seen a lot of them. Hope this helps.
Dr. Sue

>From: krf1212@att.net
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Swollen Vulva; hair loss
>Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:23:07 +0100 (BST)
>
>We are looking for advice for our little one Sasha. A few months ago, she
>began to lose hair on her chest and we noticed her vulva swelling. We
>brought her to the only vet in the area with any experience treating
>ferrets and he said she either had an adrenal tumor or was not completely
>spayed. We pumped vitamins and antibiotics into her for a week, prior to
>him doing surgery. After having her go through surgery, his comment was,
>"Well everything looks fine". He was unable to find anything left from the
>spaying and there was not a tumor. The vet said she may have "a second
>bladder" as there were ligaments attached to a growth near the bladder. As
>I mentioned before, he is the only vet in the area that treats ferrets and
>he has basically washed his hands of Sasha's situation. PLEASE HELP! She
>is very active and still loves to play with us and her 5 "ferret siblings".
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