Message Number: YG12172 | New FHL Archives Search
From: daneedv
Date: 2002-04-01 15:13:00 UTC
Subject: Re: gradual weight loss

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "C. Vick" <cmvick@u...> wrote:

> This is interesting, because I've found my 7 yr old, Silver female
(MF)
> losing weight in the past month or so, too. She has vomited once,
but
> other than that, she seems to be normal in every other way.

Ferrets frequently lose some weight in preparation for the summer
months. While it is hardly summer, I think the change is prompted by
the lengthening of the daylight hours. I know some of my ferrets
have already started losing their winter weight and coats. So, the
loss you are seeing may be a normal thing.
Danee