>From:    Risa Di Vincenzo <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Chordoma on beginning of tail
>
>The vet concurred that it is probably a chordoma, and said that if it is
>we should amputate the tail (it is at the beginning of her tail, just
about 1/2 an inch from her bottom).  Risa
 
I just finished reading an article in Ferrets magazine that had a snippet
of information about a ferret that had to have it's tail removed.  It
explained that without the balancing factor of the tail, the ferret kind
of walked side to side (they called it shuffling) like a bear on all
fours.  Otherwise, it was just fine.
 
Debbie Whorley
[Posted in FML issue 4745]