>From: Sukie Crandall <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: prostate >>From: michelle trocine <> >>I know this may sound odd but I was wondering if anyone knew the answer. >>In male ferrets in the later stages of adreanal their prostate can swell >>and block the flow of urine. I know that they remove peoples prostates... >>can they safely remove a ferrets. > >The last I heard it is considered too hard and delicate a surgery to be >feasible. If anyone knows of anything since then I'm willing to learn. I've asked this question too and from the answers I've gotten from vets, a ferret does not have a well defined prostate "gland" like a human. So it doesn't seem likely a ferret could have prostate surgery like a human. For the ferrets, Mike * Michael Janke, [log in to unmask] * South Florida Ferret Help Line, 305-752-7040 * * Website: http://www.miamiferret.org * Adrenal/Insulinoma web site: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc * * Ferret Health List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list [Posted in FML issue 3549]