From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-03-29 17:22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Lyme disease
Hi Skeedybeet,
I do not think Lyme disease has been confirmed in
ferrets, but there are several diseases that ticks can
transmit (Ehrlichia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
Babesia, etc.). Thus preventing ticks is the way to go.
Frontline and Revolution can be used to prevent ticks.
Frontline is the better of the two for ticks.
(Note: Advantage does NOT work on ticks)
Sounds like it is time to have your ferret's skin "spot" looked
at to make sure it is not something more serious (tumor, etc).
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM