From:
katharine@nettally.com
Date: 2005-01-23 13:59:42 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] RE: Reagan - Adenocarcinoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <831281.1106488783000.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> I hoped this breeder stopped using the hob as soon as the growth appeared. Failing to do so is the cause of so many health problems in ferrets. Breeders continuing to breed from ferrets with known problems have caused loads of trouble here in the UK. >
>From reading the breeder's notes, it appears he was placed with two more females after they self-removed the growth. Whether the breeding took or not, I'm not sure. Considering they were just hacking stuff off, I doubt they even realized/cared that it might be a cancerous mass.
However, I believe the breeder surrendered all of the whole ferrets so (s)he is now out of the breeding business......forever, I hope. I have 3 of the retired breeders and they all have their own sets of health problems.