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>Personally, as far as the adrenal surgery is concerned, in the hands
>of an experienced veterinary surgeon, it is a safe procedure. I can
>not say the same for the partial pancreatectomy, because it's not
>commonly performed.
No surgical procedure is 100% safe, no matter who's doing it and no
matter the experience they have. Any time a ferret goes in for a
surgery, there is the chance that they might not make it, as is true for
all animals. However, I agree that an experienced surgeon tends to have
success with adrenal surgery. But I disagree with your next comment.
I perform partial pancreatectomies on a regular basis, pretty much doing
them in all of my insulinoma surgeries, and know many of my colleagues
who also do them regularly. I rarely have any complications, and since
the ferret pancreas is far more forgiving than a dog or cat pancreas,
would expect that to be true for any experienced surgeon.
Dr. Ruth
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[Posted in FML issue 4642]
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