Help! One week ago my 3 year old MF ferret Snickers had a mass removed from his liver. The pathology came back today and was diagnosed as a "patocellular carcinoma". I put this in quotation marks because I took the message off of my answering machine and I don't have the correct spelling of this tumor. All of the information my vet can find pertains to dogs. Apparently, this is not a good kind of tumor to have as the mortality rate is not good. Right now, my ferret is back to normal in his eating and pooping habits and seems to be putting back some of the weight he lost before the mass was removed. His energy seems to be good, although he tires a bit sooner than usual. He had an adrenal removed this past summer and I imagine that major abdominal surgery twice in a year is tiring for anyone. Any information on this carcinoma is desperately needed! I'd like to know what to expect for Snicker's future. Please respond on this list or email me at LELangve @aol.com. I think my vet may be doing some research at the UW Vet school here in Madison WI. and I hope he can come up with some more information. Thank you in advance for your help. All of you FML people are the BEST! Linda Langve [Posted in FML issue 2649]