From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2002-09-29 17:31:43 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] What is the average lifespan of a ferret?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Cc: m-kdombrow@msn.com
Message-Id: <20020929133143.171dad77.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
HI,
> I have been told so many different things. Please help me get the
> right general lifespan.
IME it's seven to nine years. Having said that, I personally knew two
ferrets who lived to see their 13th birthdays and then some, and I lost
one to metastasis of adrenal carcinomas at age three. So... while I
accept seven to nine as typical, I keep treating my eight year olds like
they deserve a good long time yet. By this I mean that when they needed
surgery earlier this year they both got it.
All the best,
Caity and the non-stop nine