http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/1395 >All mammary tumors are rare in ferrets, at least our ferrets. They >are actually more comon in black-footed ferrets. Unlike cats, mammary >tumors in ferrets don't tend to metastasize widely. If the borders of >the tumor are clear, it is unlikely to show up in other areas. Now if >it is not of mammary origin, but a sweat gland (and they can look the >same) the chance of metastasis is a little higher. > >Key here is whether excision was complete or not. > >With kindest regards, >Bruce Williams, DVM Sukie (not a vet) Current FHL address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5536]
