Several years ago I had a ferret, Nyet, that developed a tumor in the anal gland area. He was a Marshall farms ferret and it was thought that he had an incomplete gland removal. He had the tumor surgically removed but it reoccurred in about 6 months. He then had a course of chemotherapy, I'm not sure what they used but I believe that it was a gas. This gave him about another 3 months. I take seriously any anal gland problems. A side note: I have seen similar problems in women who had bartholin gland infections that became cancerous if left untreated. Let's all keep our bottoms clean? <+;-) [Posted in FML 6654]