Message Number: SG14633 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-07-08 15:33:33 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] RE: Hard lymph gland(s)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F34DE49C5B5AA65A1A21ECDDCDB0@phx.gbl>

Were biopsies done? Could it be fingal? Was kymphoma ruled out?
Dr. Sue

>From: deadhead73@comcast.net
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Hard lymph gland(s)
>Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:10:34 +0100 (BST)
>
>I am having a problem with Buster's lymph node under the skin. He was
>acting almost blind so the vet gave me pred and said come back if things
>change. Overnight, Buster got a marble sized shape under his armpit. the
>vet took him the next day to aspirate it and have it sent off. the result
>has been a high white count in the lymph node resulting in his now
>blindness and the mass went down some. (vet had said it would go up before
>it came down.) now he is on cipro and metacam. He only moves for a few
>seconds outside the cage and stops. does anyone know what this could be?
>there was a side note on the patholgy report that it could be mystery
>disease. so another cbc was done in house and it was not normal with the
>white blood cell count. so it was sent off to another pathologist. right
>now he gets fed by me 3 times a day and he drinks from a bowl and house now
>made his home in the second level. any help would be great also any
>personal emails would be great as well.
>
>thanks
>
>brian
>
>Author wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I posted a note yesterday and I guess everyone just thinks it was just
>an
> > update.
> > I have an odd question. Since Bianca has been on the pred (for the
> > insulinoma), I noticed that the left lymph node above her should has
>gotten very hard
> > with almost sharp edges and the one in the armpit is getting that way.
>What is
> > causing this? Should they be removed.
> > I pointed this out to my vet and he put her on amoxicillin. They have
>gotten
> > harder since then. Any ideas?
> > Bianca is doing much better wit h her insulinoma. I have her on
>prednisone
> > (pediapred) and brown liquid vitamins. She hates the vitamins and bearly
> > tolerates the taste of the prednisone. She is getting very small amounts
>of
> > Ferretvite 2-4 times per day (the vet said to give her some).
> > I have noticed she is much more active.
> > I know, more protien, but I have not figured out how to get her to eat
>it.
> > She just likes 'her' kibble. I am going to go to the store and get some
>kitten
> > Iams and see if she will eat that.
> > kathy.
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