Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / October 2004

Well, he saw not one, but two vets today - second and third opinions.  The
last was kind of a 'holistic' opinion - she provided an acupuncture
treatment (hey - it worked for Kiwi!), but she's also an accredited vet,
just not a ferret expert.  But the first was a very good ferret ...

Hey Folks,
I don't post here much, but I am constantly lurking.
And I cry every time I see a posting about another ferret at the Rainbow
Bridge.

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Took Mr. Wilson in for his yearly distemper.... The weather here on the east
coast has been up and down. So he has been scratching alot and didn't react
to the other stuff i was using. So my vet sold me HyLyt shampoo with EFA ,
essential fatty acids. It is sud free and hypo ...

I posted a while ago regarding Felix the poorly ferret. What with an excess
of work I've not been able to update people.
Firstly I'd like to thank all of those who offered there thoughts and help.
As it turned out the sudden illness was due to an enlarged spleen,

I need to know if I have to trim her claws?

Because of various diseases, cows, pigs and chicken will become inedible.
So we have to eat ferrets in the future!

I recently joined this group and everyone seems quite knowledgeable -
hopefully you can help me.
I have two wonderful ferrets - Buster who is about 3 yrs and Monte who is 2
1/2 yrs.  Monte is a bit overweight (he weighs a little over 4 pounds!) and

So, in the current stage of my research, I went to pet stores to find
some good foods for my eventual ferret purchace.  I was not enthused
in what I found.  Looking at the ferret and kitten foods there, the
only food I saw that did not have plant material of some kind (corn

Well, the new "rescued" pair have fit themselves right at home! Great
little personalities. Scooter is a "normal" sable, a somewhat slight
boy of around 5yrs. Great energy, but he loves to be cuddled for up to
15 seconds at a time!

Hi, guys - it's me, Irish Jo, with a new address.  Been out of circulation a
while (working long hours, PC problems, blah, blah), but all was well until
today.  Something's wrong with Seamus.  He's been quiet the past few days,
but it's not uncommon for him to go through active ...

I work as a veterinary nurse and have had a single pet ferret for
nearly 2 years now - had been thinking for a while of getting him a
playmate. A few mths ago a stray was handed into the surgery. She was
in season and had been for quite some time, was beginning to lose her

Years ago I ordered what turned out to be a really NICE, heavy duty clear
dryer tubing tunnel from Sandy DeBout from Western New York & Finger Lakes
Ferret Association. An email to the address I had for Sandy was returned as
'invalid', so am just wondering if anyone knows how I ...

woody is post op and needs to put
on an ounce or three .
any advice is truly appreciated .
     thanks,

Newbie ferret parents.
We want to give our ferret treats sometimes but want them to be safe
and healthy.
What's good and what's not?