Message Number: SG2801 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: sukiec@optonline.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:03:53 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: European ferrets/bloodlines
Message-ID: <12826982.1041883433487.JavaMail.root@scandium>
> only few do... my vet has more than 30 people with ferrets and I=B4m the =
> only one who does that extensively.Most people don=B4t care a lot..
Just a quick side note; while there are some individual ferrets on each ex=
treme which go against this, I have noticed over my 17(?) years on-line in =
the ferret community something which I think which predicts good longevity:=
providing enough vet care. Too many folks still try to save money by igno=
ring possible medical problems and accidently shorten ferrets' lives that w=
ay. (Of course, for me even one person doing that is too many.)
(Meanwhile, here at home where the level of vet care is a controlled factor=
the level of muscularity has been a very good predictor of good longevity.=
That may just be partly because those who arrive with the worst problems =
aren't able to be as active, but I personally suspect that there is somethi=
ng to be said for avoiding actual obesity and sarcopenia (poor muscle level=
s and poor muscle tone) in ferrets.) =
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