When I first saw Jude I couldn't believe how much he looked like my Dax. I thought they could be brother and sister twins. They both have very unusual markings. Jude is the handsome ferret that I recently took in that has squamous cell carcinoma. He has a lump bigger than a walnut on his jaw. A couple nights ago my daughter Mary noticed a lump on Dax's jaw. It is small and hard as a rock. It is the beginning of the carcinoma. I am heartbroken. I now have 2 ferrets with the rare form of cancer. Damn it all any ways! Both Jude and Dax are the sweetest ferrets. No bites ever. Since Jude came to me he has gained weight and now is out for over 2 hours in the morning bouncing through the house. Later at night he now asks for another freedom run. So different from when I first got him and he tired so easily. I thought it was the cancer but now I know he must have been in his cage 24/7 and had no muscle tone. I am so sad that these two gorgeous ferrets will have their time on earth cut short because of this horrible cancer. So sad. Nancy and her 17 ferrets in Oregon [Posted in FML 6741]