To Alyssa Daley:
 
>I was wondering if anyone has had any experiences with cysts on ferrets.
>Binky, our 6-year old female just had a large (and constantly growing) cyst
>removed from the scruff of her neck.  My other three ferrets are cyst-free,
>and I have never heard of any other ferrets with cysts.  Is there a
>possibility of reoccurance in the same location of somewhere else?
 
        Alyssa -
 
        Cystic sweat glands are very common on the neck  As the lining
epithelium secretes fluid (similar to sweat, but not quite), they will
continue to grow.  They are completely benign, although some ferrets will
develop additional ones on other parts of the body....
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP
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[Posted in FML issue 1302]