>From:    Carrie-Lynn Kudelka <[log in to unmask]>
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>A while back, I noticed a growth on my ferret's tip of his tail.  It
>continues to grow.  I took him to the vet as soon as I noticed and the
 
It sounds like you have a chordoma.  When the ferret is an embryo, a
groove forms in it's surface that develops into the spine and a lot of
other parts.  If part of the cells don't convert they may develope into a
chordoma.  It can be in a lot of places but the tip of the tail is most
common.  The cure is to remove it plus a couple of joints above it.  It's
hardly noticable when healed.  There is an article and picture here.
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/chordoma.html
 
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