Didn't the moderator's comment on the possibility of apocrine cysts and the links to info from vets on similar cases given below your second FHL post help at all? There was a lot of information there. Have those been discounted as possibilities? See immediately below your post in: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL12380 The relevant resources on this topic seem to often change with website appearing and disappearing but this time using Google search I found on prepuce problems, biopsies and on urethrostomy: <http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=598972> Under the names Fisher and Mentre: http://www.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/000087/Index1.0-12.1.pdf http://wvc.omnibooksonline.com/data/papers/2005_V433.pdf http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200319/000020031903A0535304.php These appear to be repeats but check them for extra content: http://www.svsvet.com/resources_article.php?articleid=5 <http://spectroscopyonline.findanalytichem.com/spectroscopy/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=598972&sk=&date=&pageID=2> page 270: <http://books.google.com/books?id=CSFN5H8RSaEC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=ferret+%2Burethrostomy&source=bl&ots=Mbb2sONK10&sig=wtsRin_slfDIF91Jn7a0dmcS11Y&hl=en&ei=XNRWTZymHpTqgAfip43fDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=ferret%20%2Burethrostomy&f=false> I don't have time to check but also look in BOTH the skin and urogenital sections of: <http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/Diseases/Urogenital_Skin_SpecialSenses_Muskuloskeletal.pdf> Sukie (not a vet) [P.S.]: I am terribly short on time so be careful to check EVERY URL I gave because I accidently included at least one NON-repeat as a repeat in my post. Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6972]
