Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / November 2006

My 6.5 year old ferret, Oscar, had adrenal surgery about 1.5 years ago to
remove his left adrenal gland and tumor and he recovered wonderfully, except
for his poor hairless tail.    Now he is starting to lose hair at the base
of his tail on the body (oddly enough, he did NOT lose ...

I met an Indian guy on an airplane who said he knew an ancient recipe
that could re-grow hair and stop it from falling out. He said it
increased the circulation to the scalp and also cured dandruff and dry
skin. He was a really funny guy and by the end of the trip we were

Crash, my white/gray panda, started having issues with his right eye a
couple of weeks ago. I noticed that he was squinting a good deal, but I
couldn't find anything wrong with the eye other than excessive
watering. There were no injuries that I knew of. This weekend, I

Came home from work to be greeted by the husband saying, "I've messed up big
time - I've lost Banzai"  Cue discussion about what he'd been doing, how
many times he'd opened the front door, where he had already searched and
where he had found the others.

Im based in the UK, We have 28 ferrets, I take in rescues, only ever
brought 1 "Basil" hes my favourite an albino hob quite big and heavy.
If anyone wishes to say hi mail me.
I spend all my time playing, feeding and cleaning, but i wouldnt want

About a week ago I was given a kit with a nasty biting habit.  Today we
found her head stuck between the bars and she was dead.  We named her
Gannon.  I hope she enjoyed her short lived life with us.
KG

I had to take my beloved Julie to the vet yesterday to help her to
pass on. She was a little over 7 and a half years old. She had been
fighting insulinoma for about 3 years and adrenal for 2. Despite a
combo of Ped and Diazoxide she was slowly losing weight and her blood

I've been hit with more than my fair share of vet bills this month.
Gracie was diagnosed with insulinoma and adrenal.  She had to have a
bad tooth extracted.
Ceili was diagnosed with adrenal.

we have a new baby boy !!!!!
his name is " ski ". ( we live in vt.)
he has been called a " panda " and
a " Siamese " .

I haven't checked in for a while, but our ferret family now numbers
THREE. We just added Koda, a 5-month-old cinnamon male that "nobody
wanted" to our brood. He fit in beautifully and while I thought he was
sort of timid at first, his real personality soon came out, rowdy as

I took in 2 ferrets over the last 2 weeks.  A boy we re-named Galen,
looks to be 1.5 yrs old, but acts like he's around 3.
I took in a pet store biter after someone bought her and gave her to
me.  I named her Gannon, a family name.  I've been wrapped up with my

Just wanted to tell you that our Louie has crossed the rainbow bridge. This
was one of the hardest things I've done in a very long time.  I hope he is
happy and I know he isn't suffering anymore.
Tammy

Regnar at 14 weeks old:
http://www.canit.se/~griffon/ferrets/ferpics1/regnar0610b.jpg
http://www.canit.se/~griffon/ferrets/ferpics1/regnar0610e.jpg
Kimber:

I had Ceili (kay lee) and Cear )kee ar) to the vet.  I suspected
adrenal.  Both had slight balding on the tails.  They got melatonin
shots.  Cear has a bad tooth also.  My vet is just back from 3 wks out
of town.  I would have to wait almost 2 wks to get her in for surgery.