Chip will be having skin tumor cauterization surgery on her right front legthis Thursday. Due to the location of the tumor, there is/may not be much skin to stitch up, so it's basically going to be sliced off. Depending on microscopic view, we may/may not send it off for pathology to verify it's a 'mast cell' tumor. This will be her second one surgically removed, and the other one continues to come and go throughout the years. Please keep her in your thoughts Weds evening and Thursday... Thanks, Shari http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/med/mast.html Ferret Skin Tumor FAQ [Posted in FML issue 3798]