From:
alicia ferretlady drakiotes
Date: 2005-01-23 03:29:17 UTC
Subject: Hyperplasia & Abnormal uterus in female ferret
To: Ferret Health List <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <31706449.1106463039235.JavaMail.nobody@vanadium.smartgroups.com>
I think this may be of interest to some vets and possibly owners on this list.
I have forwarded a pic of a recent Ferret Wise surgery-
the pathology results are pending from NW Zoopath.
The 2 yo female ferret presented with a sudden lump on the abdomen in the area of the top of the mammories - though I suspected mamory tumor - the shelter vet, upon exam felt it was cyst like in nature.
Surgery was performed Tuesday and the vet did note the mass observed was apparently hyperplastic in origin.
HOWEVER the uterus in this ferret was grossly oversized and the walls were abnoramlly thickened.
Pathology results will be forwarded upon receipt
Alicia D www.ferretwise.org
Education Coord. IFC www.ferretcongress.org
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Pictures mentioned are at:
http://www.smartgroups.com/pictures/openalbum.cfm?ID=1423922&AlbumID=5193081