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>From: Heidi Butler <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Tumor...?
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>I have an urgent question! I was trimming Chloe's (my new 7 week old kit)
>toenails. When I trim my ferrets' nails, I flip them over on their back
>and rub some Nutri-Cal on their tummy :-) So anyway, I was trimming
>Chloe's nails, but since she's a baby, and it's her first nail clipping,
>she naturally squirms. And then I saw it. I little bump, on her tummy.
>But then I noticed another thing. You can only see and feel the bump if
>she squirms. What could this be?!
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>Heidi
There are a couple of bumps that appear on a ferrets tummy naturally. One
is dead center, left to right and is about 1/3 of the way up the abdomen.
THis is the prepuce of the penis and if she has one, she is a he. Check
her potty habits. If she pees right on top of her poop, she is a female.
If she pees about 2 inches in front of her poop, she is a he. Another
bump that appears and disappears is the tip of the sternum. When a ferret
folds in the middle, a bump or lump will form just above the bottom of the
ribs on the center line of the body. It's normal.
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
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URA Redneck if you consider "Outdoor Life" deep reading.
[Posted in FML issue 3637]
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