Hello, we are in some desperate need of some advice. We have a 5 yr old female that has a large malignant tumor on the root of the mesentery. Right now outwardly she is doing fairly well, not a lot of weight loss still a fair amount of energy. She is rather lethargic a good amount of the time though. She did have exploratory surgery two days ago, so she is recovering from that as well. The tumor is completely inoperable, so the only option is to medically manage the situation. Teeka is a small girl and after talking with a couple of vets, I am not sure that any type of medication that needs to be given intravenously will be an option. We are also very skeptical of using the highly caustic medications like vincristine and the like. What we are interested in is any feedback from people that have gone through lymphoma with their ferrets and what treatment options you have chosen.... Given the size of the tumor, her age, and the extremely rapid onset of the tumor, one of the vets we have spoken to thinks 3 months good quality of life with prednisolone only treatment would be achievable. He stated with the addition of a couple of other chemo medications (not vincristine) maybe a couple of months longer, with the vincristine added perhaps longer yet, but with the risk of massive complications. Ok, so please send you feedback, we will listen to anything people have to say. We feel like we need to get started with what ever we are going to do right away given the rapid onset of this... The one thing we know for sure is that no matter what, we will not let Teeka waste away or suffer. As painful as it will be to ultimately help her cross over, we are prepared (as much as one can be) to make this decision when necessary. Thank You Brett and Missy Lapham [Posted in FML issue 3527]