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>Took him back to the vet, and the Dr tried to aspirate the lump but it
>was rock hard. He said his lymph nodes were normal and even the
>ophthalmologist agreed there were no lymph nodes near the lump. I have
>a friend with a ferret (also one of his patients) who had a similar
>problem and it turned out to be an abcess with Clavamox taking care of
>it. Bear has been on Clavamox for ten days, and it felt like the lump
>had begun to go down. Last night, I noticed the lump had swollen a bit
>more and had an additional lump over his left eye. Still, no change in
>eating or drinking habits and doesn't seem to be in any pain. There is
>no evidence of any abcess in his ear or gum/teeth area.
Personally, I would be very, very suspicious of this being neoplasia.
Have xrays been done? I have seen bone cancers present like this - most
recently in my own cat. The fact that an aspirate was unsuccessful due
to the tissue being very firm is concerning to me.
Dr. Ruth
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[Posted in FML issue 3943]