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Post by goingpostal on Dec 2, 2010 16:04:31 GMT -5
Ok, seriously not a good day, b/f and I were goofing with the fuzzies and he flipped Pandora, my little female, up and I saw something on her foot. It almost looks like a stuck chunk of poo or a weird brown toe, except it's in the back center of her paw, it's brown and gross looking and I'm sure it needs to be removed. I'll try to get a pic up later but it sounds/looks like a basal tumor? Never dealt with anything like this before.
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Post by Heather on Dec 2, 2010 16:54:09 GMT -5
Is it possible that she cut or pinched her toes? or caught them on something? A healing candle is lit, hopefully it will turn out to be nothing serious ciao
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 2, 2010 19:37:38 GMT -5
Not the greatest of pics but you get the idea. Sorry my lighting upstairs sucks.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 2, 2010 19:46:29 GMT -5
Could be a mast cell tumor, too. Those, at least for ferrets, are more of an inconvenience than they are for dogs and cats. The place it's in, however, could cause it to get caught/torn, so maybe having it removed would be the best bet.
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 2, 2010 20:35:27 GMT -5
Well the upside is it looks like an easy job to take off, and probably not terribly expensive, I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get an estimate on cost and hopefully an appt. is open next week.
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 3, 2010 10:51:54 GMT -5
Got her in Tues. morning so will update with some removal pics hopefully. Should I have a biopsy run on it?
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 3, 2010 17:51:37 GMT -5
Wouldn't hurt. Then you'd know for sure.
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 3, 2010 18:11:37 GMT -5
Wouldn't hurt???!!! My savings account begs to differ. I'm bringing my cat in for a check up too, might as well go all out, good thing tax time is coming up. Should be an interesting vet visit, it's the local one, I figured this seems like a simple procedure, they do "treat" exotics, they just aren't very ferret knowledgeable IME past experience with them. This is a new vet though. I haven't given Pandora any shots in years and feed partially raw so that should be fun. With our schedules next week I can't get out of town to our normal vet and work is only getting worse closer to xmas, figured having them remove it would be better than waiting a month.
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Post by mustelidmusk on Dec 3, 2010 20:53:31 GMT -5
I recommend having it biopsied. It may be something that requires additional treatment, and you will want to know this, especially if it starts to return. The growth may be a sebaceous epithelioma, which can be a form of bsasal cell tumor. These can be difficult to remove completely, and they can be a pain in the butt to heal up because they can leave a "patch of missing skin". If the thing starts coming back and you know its most likely a basal cell issue, you probably won't be having sheer heart attacks (like I suspect you're having now). Here is some info. on sebaceous epitheliomas.... www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/Sebep/sebep.htmlSending ferret prayers and good thoughts your way. -jennifer
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Post by miamiferret2 on Dec 3, 2010 21:49:20 GMT -5
i had a ferret with one of those on his leg. i had it surgically removed but it was not cancerous. the vet recommended that i remove it because he said it could become cancerous in the future. you should take her to see a vet. i don't like the color of that too much. then again, the one that my ferret had was black and it turned out not to be cancerous.
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 7, 2010 16:27:14 GMT -5
$300 later Pandora is lump free and back home, have to wait on results to find out what it was but the vet said the actual mass was small and it was mostly "horny" tissue like nails or pad. I've got her set up in a cage by herself to make sure she or any of the other ferrets can't bother or chew at the incision. She must be still tired now but she will not be a happy camper later. I'll get my b/f to help get some pics of her foot later.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 7, 2010 21:29:26 GMT -5
Glad she's doing well It won't be long before she's back to her old self
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Post by mustelidmusk on Dec 7, 2010 22:22:13 GMT -5
It's good to get that over with. The worst part of the ordeal will be the healing - I want to think that the growth was on her hind foot so she can back up into the poop with her stitched up foot . My vet always recommend cleaning the stitches with a little peroxide if the incision look red. -jennifer
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Post by Heather on Dec 7, 2010 22:29:49 GMT -5
That's good that it was removed, and I gather removed cleanly too? I agree with Jennifer, the hardest thing is going to be keeping the wound clean. Litter boxes are going to one of your biggest problems. A healing candle is lit, and fingers are crossed that it's nothing serious ciao
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Post by goingpostal on Dec 7, 2010 23:24:32 GMT -5
For stitches there is two inside and then they lapped her extra skin over that and glued it in place so no stitches visible. It's kind of swollen and she's obviously favoring it at the moment but I bet in a few days she'll be greatly improved. Let her out to explore for a bit this evening since she was up and about in the cage. Oh for flips sake! Right after I put her up I took the dogs out, came back in and they were searching for her, said "she's in the cage guys, leave it". Couple minutes later I hear scratching in the corner and Jersey is staring intently there. Sure enough, she's out of the cage. Stick her back in and she crawled right out through the bars. Seriously! She can get out of the bars of the cage upstairs too, guess I'll be setting up a dog kennel instead. Skinny little squeeze weasel.
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