Hi everyone, A while ago I posted about the abscess on Lola's vulva. Since then it has gotten much worse. I had her in to the vet today, and my vet, who has been competently treating ferrets for years, said she has never seen anything like it. It's grown huge to the point where it interferes with her walking, and the skin over it is split open and bleeds, needing constant cleaning. The vet honestly didn't know what to do about it, but did say if anything like infection happens (we already put Lola through a course of Clavamox) we'd be looking at euthanasia relatively soon. She said she could at least incise into the growth and see if she could debulk it, and right now that's what I'm considering. I'm a complete wreck. I'm in a constant state of worry over Lola, but I can't just have her put down. I can't. She doesn't seem to be suffering, she eats, drinks, poops and pees, runs around as well as she can and loves to cuddle and give kisses. The vet agreed that, all things considered, she's in great spirits. She will be nine years old this spring, and has been with me for eight of those years. I love her so much. What do I do? My vet said I could bring her to Tufts (we're in western MA), but to be completely frank I don't think I could afford it. Has anyone else been through something like this? How do you even handle it? I'll keep everyone posted. Rachel, Lola, and Pukka [Posted in FML 5520]