ferret apocrine gland cyst?

Re: ferret apocrine gland cyst?

Suzanne Kelly — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:49:08 GMT

Thanks Catherine. This little guy was doing great having the fluid drained every 6 weeks or so. The trouble is it's now become weekly so he's booked in for surgery. Trouble is I'm not sure how to go about it? I suppose excise the bit of prepuce with a blade/sharp scissors and then suture with a fine absorbable material. I was thinking of 5/0 monocryl. Anyone with any better plan?

Suzanne

Re: ferret apocrine gland cyst?

CatherineThomas — Tue, 20 May 2014 08:39:02 GMT

"Another very common skin tumor is not actually a tumor, but a cyst, or a

dilated sweat gland, known as an apocrine cyst. Apocrine glands may also

form benign, or rarely, malignant tumors, but by far, the most common

lesion associated with these glands is a simple cyst. These cysts appear as

small, round, hard "bubbles" just underneath the skin surface. If squeezed,

they may rupture and spill their contents into the surrounding tissue. This

causes a marked inflammatory response and gives the appearance of rapid

growth. Once again, surgical excision is curative. These cysts may occur

anywhere on the body, but the prepuce, or penile sheath of males, is the

most common site, in my experience. There is a higher concentration of

apocrine glands here that at anywhere else in the ferrets skin, so, logically,

there would be an increased incidence of cysts at this site as well."

Taken from "Skin Tumours in Ferrets" by Bruce Williams

Re: ferret apocrine gland cyst?

Suzanne Kelly — Mon, 19 May 2014 23:37:00 GMT

Still hoping for help with this little guy ...

Re: ferret apocrine gland cyst?

Suzanne Kelly — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:52:31 GMT

Hi guys, anyone any ideas? Help!