Message Number: YG12697 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukieferret
Date: 2002-04-23 12:13:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Grainy poop

> Yow! Your vet shaved a ferret for blood? That really isn't
> necessary. Blood can be drawn from the leg or thr jugular right
> through the fur.

Our's usually get shaved. When the pelage is lush it makes it
easier to feel the vein for some vets so that repeat sticks are
reduced. Depends on the vet and on the ferret, but it's no big
deal.

If grainy means "birdseed" that is caused at least some of the time by incomplete digestion of fats. Some individuals need the fat intake reducted for a while, some have small intestinal woes, etc.