So I had quite an odd encounter with a beaver:

A gentleman who I manage and trap farms for got me in touch with a man with some odd beaver problems. He has them on a trail cam, don’t seem to be overly abundant, but oddly one died and the dogs drug it to the house. I decided to skin it out so it wouldn’t go to waste and I noticed some odd things:
- A very foul smell after opening the beaver (it couldn’t have been rotten, it was still limp when I got it and I skinned it right after).
- Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
- An odd discoloration of fat near the belly (pictured below).

I assume the beaver has to be sick, but I’m curious with what? And what would be the proper way to manage them?