Ferret with Tail Tumor

CASE: Ferret with tumor on tip of tail requiring bandaging due to ulceration and bleeding Plan: Surgical amputation above tumor and histopathology to aid prognosis and treatment

PLAN: Patient was placed under general anesthesia following per-surgical work-up including blood testing. A breathing tube was placed to allow control of breathing and anesthesia gas and the tail was surgically prepped. Using our co2 surgical laser the tail was amputatued and the remaining skin was sutured over the tip of the tail bone. Patient was initially placed in e-collar but he quickly removed this so he was recovered with a tail bandage until sutures were removed. Histopatholgoy revealed a cartilage based tumor with good prognosis.

OUTCOME: Patient healed fully and is doing well.

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