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>Willow has a lump (just under 1/2 inch diameter) between the 2 nipples
>that are furthest towards her front legs.  The lump seems to be close to
>the skin/ muscle layer, not far into the abdomen.  The vet suggested it
>could be a hernia and to keep an eye on it?  It doesn't hurt Willow when
>you touch the lump.  Willow will be 2 years old this summer and was
>spayed beginning of last year.
 
Unless your vet is certain that it is a hernia, I'd get an aspirate done.
I recently saw a one year old ferret with a similar sounding lump that I
aspirated and removed immediately as the aspirate was very cellular.  It
turned out to be a fibrosarcoma, a pretty malignant type of cancer, but
since it was caught early on, the ferret has a good chance to do well.
 
A needle aspirate is pretty inexpensive, doesn't hurt the ferret and is a
great tool for diagnosis.
 
Dr. Ruth
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Find it. Fix it. And fly again.
[Posted in FML issue 4127]