From:
fhbythesea@aol.com
Date: 2001-09-26 18:50:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] male ferret in heat???
In a message dated 09/26/2001 9:24:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
cjbandit@a... writes:
<< Now I see it that's exactly what it is, he holds his stuffed toy with his
mouth holding it down and starts mounting it. This can go on for hours and
when I try to pull it away he won't unclench his teeth. I even tried
lifting
the toy in the air and he went up with it and dangled for awhile.
I purchased him at a Petco store and supposedly he's been neutered.
>>
Hi Christine
I had a similar episode with one of our shelter ferrets, Timon. If you take a
look at the attached picture and substituted his stuffed whale for the light
colored ferret - is that what he is doing?
Timon is a 2 year old male ferret, neutered as is his cagemate, Pumba. When
he was released to the shelter he exhibited this mounting behavior for some
time at his former home. We had a Tennessee Panel run (never again, I tell
you!) and decided to go ahead with exploratory where my vet found a very
enlarged left adrenal gland. It was removed and while it did cut down on the
frequency of the episodes, he still exhibits mounting behavior with Pumba.
I would have your ferret checked out for a possible retained testicle or
adrenal gland disease - it would mean exploratory surgery. Its also possible
that if your ferret is a Marshall Farms ferret that you may be reimbursed for
the surgery if it does turn out that there was an error made in his neutering
surgery.
Good luck with the little one....
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org
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