To all on Ferret Health List. I arrange one ferret exhibition in Denmark, end we have some competitors from Norway there have been is contact with a ferret ...
That is a good theory, but I am not sure how true. We just don't know whey ferrets get adrenal gland disease. One hypothesis is it is the stress levels the...
Hi, First, Thank you to everyone who loves their babies so much for all the posting you do to help people like me. I read everyday. Now, I posted about 4 weeks...
I'd have him checked for gastric ulcers. Black deposits often mean internal bleeding from somewhere nless the ferret just ate a raw liver. IF your ferret is...
The vet prescribed him 5 mg of Finasteride. Can anyone tell me is it safe to give him 5 mg of propecia? The vet said that the literature said she can go as...
Hi--I need some guidance and support on making the awful decision to say goodbye to one of my ferrets. Jeebus is almost 6 years old and was diagnosed with...
Hi, Sandra I think you'll know when it's his time. As long as he's eating and playing a bit he stills shows interest. And when the time has come you can still...
Flutamide works to coat the prostate thereby preventing testosterone from binding with receptors on the prostate causing it to swell and block off the bladder....
My suggestion is this Sandra, make your decision with the best interest of Jeebus in mind AND with a clear conscience. In doing so you will make the right...
Something I learned recently. I'd thought that calling ferret adrenal disease hyperadrenocorticism was wrong because calling it Cushings is wrong. It turns out...
Sandra, I wish I could tell you there was a hard-and-fast answer on this, but there isn't. Every situation is different - each animal has a different...
Mycobacterium avium is always present in the environment at low levels because so many wild birds have it. Ferrets whose health is already compromised or who...
In combination I think these answer all the questions you posed. These are from the FHL Archives. I may have forgotten to date some, but am trying to find...
Sandra here again. First, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has replied to me both here, and to my email address. Your messages have helped me a lot and given ...
Dear Anitta, I can only speak from experience, but when Rhett was diagnosed with this disease both vets involved in his care where extemely concerned about my...
Our own experience is that sometimes pulling out extra stops will get a ferret with lymphoma extra quality time, and sometimes it won't, so discuss the idea of...
My ferrets have mites and they have had them before so I know what to use. Do I have to take them to see the doc or can I just order the medicine? Do you have...
Anitta, Just re-read your eamil and realized I did not address some of your specific questions. Limiting contact between ferrets is probably the best ...
I understand--ok, here's the concentrations and other info. A week ago, Jeebus weighed about 1.8 kg or 4 pounds. (He's a little chunky monkey.) His meds are: ...
I have a ferret that has had skin mites (they are visible under the microscope, but otherwise the symptom is what looks like dandruff flakes to the naked eye)....
Sandra, if Jeebus has a cagemate please consider taking him/her with you to the vets. It will help immensely with the grief afterwards. Prayers and hugs for...
I have asked my vet about using propecia for adrenal disease in my ferrets and she said it is a waste of money as it does not work and she cannot see wasting...
We purchase Revolution from 1-800-petmeds. We use the 5-15 lb. size for cats, to combat mites and prevent heartworm. The ear mites were knocked out within a...
Because the deaths of ferrets from E. coli has been recently discussed here I though that this could be of interest: ...
Sukie Crandall
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Jun 2, 2007 5:57 am
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My vet wants to prescribe Phenoxybenzamine for Mojave except she can't find the dosing for ferrets and I couldn't find anything about it in the archives. Does...
Sandra, I lost my Loki to lymphoma, She was great to the end. Then within 48 hrs she was gone. Her little body just shut down and we held her, talked to...
Phenoxybenzamine is also called Dibenzyline, but that is also not in the archives Searching brings up a pdf of a dissertation but the font is small and when ...
