From:
Janie Gaffney
Date: 2002-05-16 10:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: cataracts
It seems to me you take great care of your little rascal. I have no first
hand experience with blind ferrets but have read up on them and they do very
well with blindness. I'd like to add especially in a loving environment. I
worked in an animal shelter where essentially nobody but me was daring
enough to clean this one blind cat's cage. She was so terrified she tried to
attack anything that came near. After working with her for a while a blind
kitten arrived at the animal shelter and I immediately took her home and
raised her with a lot of love. She showed completely no signs of fearor
agression. We had to keep a close watch on her because she got herself into
some wild predicaments. Your sweetheart is gradually losing sight but knows
he is in the same loving care he's always been in. He'll do fine, but good
luck to you. It is sad to see a good friend go blind.
>From: Lccmtaylor@a...
>Reply-To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
>To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] cataracts
>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 08:19:28 EDT
>
>Sundance is 5-6 year old rescue, who has been sick for a little over a
>year.
>He had diabetes which self corrected after three months of insulin, adrenal
>being treated with Lupron injections (not a surgical candidate) and is now
>developing a cast to his eyes. Does anyone know if cataracts are a
>symptom/result of adrenal or the diabetes or should I be looking for
>something else. My vet seems to feel we're living on borrowed time right
>now
>for my old guy and with the exception of a rat-tail and a slight bonyness
>(is
>that a word?) in his rear, he's doing so very well that I hate to go
>looking
>for trouble, or stressing him out with more tests, but......
>
>I know deaf ferrets have no real problems (have one of those) but how do
>blind ferrets make out?
>Any advice would be appreciated,
>Cay, Princess and the naughty boys
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