>Hello everyone,
>If anyone has experienced this problem with their ferret, please let me
>know what you learned.  My angora ferret has developed a small "knot" for
>lack of a better word on the very tip of her tail.  It is not red and is
>hard.  It seems to have gotten slightly larger the last week.  It is only
>about double the size of the tip of her tail.
>
>Any insight would be appreciated.
>Dawn
 
Dawn you can get your answer to this at several of the many essential
health resources that are often listed.  For you the best bet may be the
section on chordomas at the afip site.
 
Important resources to always keep on file:
 
http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list
 
http://www.ferretdoctor.com
 
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc
 
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
 
http://www.ferret.net/medical/
 
http://www.trifl.org/medical.html
 
http://home.att.net/~hhoefer/
 
http://www.lbah.com/Ferrets/insulinoma.htm
 
http://www.ferretcentral.org
 
There are more but you can link to just about any of those from these!
[Posted in FML issue 3517]