From:
Cecilia McNamara
Date: 2001-12-23 14:09:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] New member
Seasons Greetings!
I think all you need to do is make sure he is up to date on distemper and rabies. The store should have that info for you. And by the way most pet
store give you a free vet visit to ensure the health of the animal. (Up here in Ontario Canada anyways) so use that to your advantage. Should be ok
with cats, mine are, as are most, but every animal has a personality and you should be watchful at first. Remember how small a hole they can get
through. Keep him away from your children alone until he is comfortable and you know how he reacts to being picked up a dragged around. Don't let
him get to hot (over 85 degrees F) or he might get heat stroke.
I'm sure there's lots more I should say but at the moment its not coming to me.
Love to hear how everything goes....
Merry Christmas to all
Cecilia and the Ten Terrors
Casey & Heather Zahorka wrote:
> Hi all!
> My name is Heather, I live in SW Colorado. I raise a breed of dog known as
> Belgian Malinois (mal-in-whas) for police work, I also raise pedigree'd
> dumbo rats for pets. We have a few other pets as well. I have 2 children
> ages 9 and 6 and a baby (my last!) due in March. I am married to a great guy
> named Casey. Before we moved back "home" to Colorado, we lived in Las Vegas
> and owned 4 ferrets, Scoli, Whitey, Trixie and Reese. When we moved we
> couldn't keep the little ones with us so we turned them over to the rescue
> group in Vegas called 24 karat ferret. A couple of days ago we went to our
> favorite pet store in town and fell in love with a little male ferret, they
> had just sold his sister and he was all alone :o(. We resisted the
> temptation to buy him at that time even though we took him out and played
> with him (he was showing us how to open the cage door). My husband and I
> come home and thought it over long and hard before going back today and
> playing with him one more time and making our decision. Needless to say, he
> is all paid for and they are keeping him until next Thursday for us! I
> didn't want to bring him home in the middle of the holiday season and not be
> abe to spend time with him. I am a little rusty on ferret care so any advice
> would be nice. He is on Marshall's food but I will be switching him to
> Mazuri asap. He uses a litter box very well, he is already descented and
> neutered. I know to not bathe them but once every couple of weeks and to
> keep their ears clean and their toenails trimmed. I am also aware of the
> adrenal gland problems and have a good vet 70 miles away. Do they require
> vaccinations at all amd which ones? Is it okay to let him out with cats in
> the house?
>
> TTFN,
> Heather
> Columbine Working Dogs
> Rocky Mountain Gems Rattery
> And a ferret lover too!
>
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