>From: Dolores Mink <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: My Boo has a lumpy tail!!!! >Can anybody help me with this? My 1 1/2 yr. old ferret Boo has a bump or >growth at the end of her tail!! I took her into the vet a few mos. ago Kris, My ferret, Binky, just had his tail bobbed last week due to one of these growths. While it does look horrible, it probably is a just a chordoma and nothing to worry about. Binky had his for over a year, the only reason we had it removed is because he got it caught in the hammock S-hook. Dr. Kemmerer removed it in a matter of minutes with little fuss - she let me watch the surgery - and Binky seemed to have no pain afterwards. The stitches came out on their own about 10 days later. Dr. Williams has information on his site regarding chordomas at http://www.afip.org/ferrets/chordoma.html Hope this helps! Susie [Posted in FML issue 3150]