Possibilities to consider as possible origins: Bartholins Cyst Apocrine Tumor or Apocrine Cyst A cyst might not pose a problem beyond needing the secondary infection treated and possible draining, but I am afraid that there are some nasty possibilities for apocrine tumors. That sadly is true even when surgery is an option. Here are both the grinder and pressure cooker methods: http://www.trifl.org/makingravy.shtml http://www.trifl.org/pressuregravy.shtml Related links: http://www.trifl.org/gravy.shtml Yippee! I just now got some good news; the side effects of my new eye med should go away in 3 to 5 days. Right now they are cramping my finding-ferret-health-info style. Thank goodness for having a MacBook. The screen is sharp and it has built in font enlarger, another enlarger to use for enlarging everything, and I can even have it read to me when my eyes get tired. Still, there are things I WOULD have looked but for people without this. BTW, GREAT places to start when looking up health info are in my signature lines. Sukie (not a vet) Current FHL address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth People can join there or can send a blank mail to the automated joining address: [log in to unmask] and then follow the directions. (The second is recommended for those having problems with Yahoogroups web settings, and afterward send a blank mail from your subscribed address to [log in to unmask] to get the digest instead of individual mails. ) 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/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ [Posted in FML 5463]