Jules wrote:
>I noticed a scabbed over sore on my baby Julliet's side.  It's
>not a bite, it's not a burn.  I don't have a clue what it is.
 
Could be some kind of tumor.  We had a couple of ferrets have mast cell
tumors, which can be very itchy; a ferret might scratch the tumor until
it scabs.  Although these are usually benign tumors, they can spread and
make the ferret uncomfortable (with the itching).
 
--Mary & the Fuzz
 
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