From:
"kamccabe@ymail.com"
Date: 2010-09-05 03:40:09 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Ferret with tumors
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
> [One specific form of lymphoma, the
> immunoblastic-polymorphous
> variant, creates population clumps
> with lymphoma and it seems to happen
> about 3 years after exposure to a silent virus.
>
> We've had such clumps twice in our ~30 years
> with ferrets in the family.
>
> See page 2 of
> http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/PDF/Lymphoma_Ferrets.pdf
> starting with the paragraph that begins
> "The third and last common variant"
>
> I am so sorry that you seem to be encountering
> this one, Karen.
>
> The original post caused me to wonder about the
> nature of the tumors. There are many types,
> after all, and not all are malignant.
>
> -- Moderator]
It isn't just lymphoma. I've seen all sorts of cancers, from malignant mast cells and melanoma to anal gland cancer to liver cancer and, of course, insulinomas and malignant adrenals, etc. Ferrets get all sorts of cancers and it's all very common. It's genetics. As with many other species, human interference is the cause.
Karen McCabe
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