From:
"Patricia Kaczorowski"
Date: 2008-01-31 17:58:16 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Black skin tumor?
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
It sounds like a mast cell tumor, they get black from dried blood and then rebleed when bothered ( scratched, etc).
That is a guess without seeing it.
Patty
----- Original Message -----
Has anyone ever heard of a ferret getting a black skin tumor? Ripper has a black oval-shaped blob between the cuticle and first knuckle on one of his front toes. It has been there for at least a couple of months without changing size - I assumed it was dirt or a scab, and kept an eye on it. Since he's been at the vet so much, i thought they would tell me if it looked like anything else, but it is a hard spot to see because of the angle and the way the hair grows there.
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