Mark> My 4 yr old female ferret developed a benign tumor at
        Mark> the very tip of her tail about 6 months ago.  The
        Mark> removal turned out fine, but they had to shave about 2
        Mark> inches of her tail.  They said it would grow back, but
        Mark> it hasn't.  Has anyone else had a similar experience?  I
        Mark> can't see how it would cause any serious problems or
        Mark> anything, I'm just curious.
 
Ack!  This is not encouraging.  One of my ferrets had his neck shaved
a couple of weeks ago for a blood sample and boy does he look weird.
Part of his neck has stubble but most of it is still bald.
 
-robin.
 
[Posted in FML issue 0798]