>To: Elton & Nancy Sanders <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: mystry lumps #2
>>Dr Williams - my vet did a needle biospy on all three lumps and came up
>with nothing in them!  There were no solid masses.  I have been watching the
>lumps and measuring them.  No changes since they first appeared.  The vet
>was going to start the chemothearpy, but since the needle biospsies did not
>show any thing, she is going to consult with a vet in Chicago and call me
back.  Will keep you all posted!
 
Nan - Never start chemo without a diagnosis - you don't even know what you
are treating.  Tell your vet that the consult in Chicago may cost her $35 if
she's calling who I think she is.  Nothing wrong with charging for a
consult, as long as the consultee knows about the fee in advance.
 
I think the best thing to do is to quickly remove one of the lumps and have
it analyzed by a veterinary pathologist who has some experience with
ferrets.  There's no such thing as a lump with nothing in it - there must be
something there to cause the lump....
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP              Chief Pathologist, AccuPath
Dept. of Veterinary Pathology               [log in to unmask]
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1681]