From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-07-03 15:40:32 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Ty has growths on his head
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "dream_hope_love_live"
<dream_hope_love_live@...> wrote:
>
> ty has developed two growths on the top of his head that sort of look
> like boils, they're shiny and feel hard when touched, and haven't been
> really growing. he hasn't been vomiting, no diariha, sneezing or
> coughing. he eats normally, in fact he is a little over weight. these
> bumps don't seem to hurt him in any way, and he hasn't been trying
> itch them at all. he still has his normal energy. its just these two
> bumps on his head. any suggestions on what they are? will be getting
> him to they vet asap but i'ld like to have some idea as to what these
> could be untill then. ty is about 2 1/2 - 3 years old.
>
I am thinking that one possibility might be
sebaceous epithelioma as in:
http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/Sebep/sebep.html
but of course it is not possible to know without pathology work
being done after removal.
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