To Michael Reiss: >Somethings to note are that Missy always splays her legs out when you >pick her up....Also in both instances the discharge had a specific and >disagreeable odor (could this be from an 'incomplete?' descenting?) Normally, you don't smell an abscess without seeing one that has ruputred and drained. I suggest, that the gland may not have been removed and is still functional. I am not familiar with the splaying of the legs being a sign of pain, and many of my ferrets do it when picked up and rolled on their back.... Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP [log in to unmask] OR Chief Pathologist, AccuPath [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1411]