Some Bad News

I took our ferret The Dude to the vet this morning; he's been acting lethargic and kind of mopey for a few days, and just generally out of sorts, and we wanted to find out what was wrong.

So now we know. Sort of.

After some X-rays, it looks like the Dude has a large tumor in his abdomen, and it's likely he has another one on his lung. The vet gave this an 80 percent chance; otherwise, it could be pneumonia, so we're trying antibiotics first.

In two weeks, we'll take him back, and decide what to do from there. But I get the feeling that surgery is not an option with a tumor this size; it's just a matter of keeping the Dude comfortable and treating whatever symptoms he gets.

Regardless, he's a trooper. The Dude abides.

Rob