Message Number: YG12587 | New FHL Archives Search
From: fhbythesea@aol.com
Date: 2002-04-19 04:37:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Re: Collar injury

I don't like collars on ferrets - but my reason has to do with having to cut
them off of released ferrets to the shelter - in two different cases, the
skin was growing around the collar because it was so tight. Removing them
consisted of cutting them off the ferrets and then treating the ferrets
medically for open sores...these left behind permanent scars around the
ferrets' necks.

If you decide to keep a collar on a ferret, please check its fit at least as
often as everytime you trim nails...

Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org