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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2011 22:14:42 GMT -5
I noticed tonight that my 2.5 year old male ferret has a light blue ring around his genitalia. Any one have any idea what could have caused it or what it means?
Thanks
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Post by Sherry on Dec 1, 2011 23:26:56 GMT -5
Could he have caught it on anything? Cage bars, ramps, anything like that?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2011 0:12:30 GMT -5
OK, I'll be blunt with the description....is the pale blue coloring around the base of his pee-hole -->on either side of the pee- hole and in front of it (where "in front" is toward his head rather than the tail?) His pee-hole is probably raised and pinker incolor. If so , this seems normal. I've see a lot of boys with a bluish tinge around the pee-hole - there are quite a few veins in this area. I'm betting this is more like a gentle halo around 3 sides of his pecker,which is most likely normal.
HOWEVER, is there is a blue area that is on one side, a darker spot, a lump under the skin (kind of like a hard B-B under the skin), this could be an apocrine gland cyst, which shuld be revoved ASAP.
When in doubt, ask a vet!
-jennifer
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Post by Sherry on Dec 2, 2011 0:29:00 GMT -5
Thanks, Jennifer! Never even thought of that!
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Post by miamiferret2 on Dec 2, 2011 13:45:45 GMT -5
OK, I'll be blunt with the description....is the pale blue coloring around the base of his pee-hole -->on either side of the pee- hole and in front of it (where "in front" is toward his head rather than the tail?) His pee-hole is probably raised and pinker incolor. If so , this seems normal. I've see a lot of boys with a bluish tinge around the pee-hole - there are quite a few veins in this area. I'm betting this is more like a gentle halo around 3 sides of his pecker,which is most likely normal. HOWEVER, is there is a blue area that is on one side, a darker spot, a lump under the skin (kind of like a hard B-B under the skin), this could be an apocrine gland cyst, which shuld be revoved ASAP. When in doubt, ask a vet! -jennifer interesting. i have never seen one of those. this place is a wealth of information.  i have seen a bluish bruise like mark on the abdomen of my ferrets with enlarged spleens.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2011 16:05:42 GMT -5
It is definitely a bluish halo. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2011 19:40:33 GMT -5
I found some pictures that demonstrate some of the "bluish" color you may see around a ferret's penis. Thi ferret has a bluish penis in general. You'll need to scroll down to see the loight colored ferret . www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/ferret-sexing.html#ferret-dossome ferrets have mre of the blue color around the penis - the one in this picture has less of the halo effect, but you can see he does have a fancy colored pecker - LOL!!! -jennifer |
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