From:
"Chris Lloyd"
Date: 2002-08-31 11:19:18 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] RE: Bob C: Ferret Caretaker Quiz
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <000401c250e0$417d1cd0$b000a8c0@RAMOND>
Studies done with cats and dogs show a marked improvement in health and
longevity when the animal's weight is kept low but ferrets are designed
to carry extra weight seasonally so I'm not sure it is so much of a
problem with them. I recon over 90% of UK ferrets are only fed once a
day. Ferret life spans have dramatically lengthened in the UK over the
last 10 to 12 years and pet ferrets aged 6+ are not rare or considered
old, there are so many ferrets over 6 that shortly the veteran class at
our shows will have to go from over 6 to over 8 or we will have to start
colour standards to make judging easier. That's not bad considering most
UK ferrets never get to see a vet for a general checkup. The idea of
taking a supposedly healthy animal to a vet to be looked at has never
caught on here. Chris
The Wessex Ferret Club http://web.ukonline.co.uk/superzoe/index.htm
Chris Lloyd ICQ no. 44575318