From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2009-01-18 16:07:40 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Growth inside ear canal - ointment
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
No ointment will cure a mast cell tumor.
Some may clear up infected scabs when the
ferret has been scratching a mast cell tumor.
Mast cell tumors wax and wane all on their own.
Clear the use of any medication with your
vet BEFORE use.
To learn about mast cell tumors see:
http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/Mast/mastcell.html
There are several types of tumors which can
grow in ears. They include vascular tumors
and tumors of the wax producing cells. I
think there may be some past posts on this
topic. Remember the value of the easily used,
separate FHL Archives. There are links to them
on the home page of the FHL or you can go
right to
http://ferrethealth.org/archive
for example:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG2793
which includes
QUOTE
Without a photo, it is diffiult to tell exactly what the problem is.
Cystic ear wax (ceruminous) glands can look like little black dots,
but they generally don't cause any major problems. A true neoplasm
of the cerumonous glands looks like a growth, and wil occlude the ear
canal. Anothe possibility are dilated blood vessels (which might
explain the bleeding) or a small benign vascular tumor.
END QUOTE
The canal needs to be examined under gas
anesthesia.
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