From: 
thayneg@uci.net 
Date: 2001-07-31 21:31:00 UTC
Subject: YIKES!! Pulling out hair
             My male ferret Tr age 5 years, is pulling his fur out around his pee-
pee and above it almost to his front legs.  He has has rat tail and 
the fur on his tail is growing back, finally.  I have been putting 
Hydrogen Peroxide on it.  I know rat tail can be from stress.  But 
since the loss of Shiela, his mother last week actually 9 days ago, 
could he be pulling out his underneath fur in a stress mourning for 
her?
And now on his side he has a round red sore.  Does anybody have any 
idea what is going on?   Do ferrets get ring worm?  If so how, and is 
his sister Shy-Girl at risk?
Thanks,
Carol