X wrote:
>I was hoping that the report would explain why Jack had such an abnormal
>build-up of fat in his body and chest but it doesn't.  I was wondering
>whether it was fat tumours.  >
 
The fat in the abdomen and chest looks like normal fat, except for the
volume of it.  I don't see it as a tumor, because it is generalized
throughout the whole body.
 
While it is always best to see the slides, I am a bit suspicious of the
pancreatic neoplasm - insulinomas generally do not metastasize in ferrets,
and the description of pleomorphism does not fit with a garden variety
insulinoma.  I am wondering if this is a different type of tumor.  It
would help to know what his blood glucose was...
 
I noted that the adrenals were not sampled - ferrets with adrenal disease
may put down a lot of fat in their bodies.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3737]