From:
"Lisa Oestereich"
Date: 2004-08-31 12:53:09 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] EARLY SPAY/NEUTER/DE-SCENT
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <15493888.1093971445434.JavaMail.nobody@strontium.smartgroups.com>
I've obtained baby ferrets from reputable local breeders to see if it
would have an impact on their longevity, but in my experience those
ferrets eventually died of the same problems (and around the same age)
as the ferrets purchased that were altered very young. I currently have
two unaltered babies (13 weeks) and five adults that were altered as
babies. I'm hoping the results will be different this time.
Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: john rich [mailto:doodle1bug@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:03 AM
To: FERRET HEALTH LIST
Hi. I have a question, which has been hearsay to me for a while, but I
wondered if this were true, or even a suspicion by ferret wise owners.
The usually short life span of Ferrets in the U.S., I have been told, is
partially, if not wholly, due to the young age at which kits are
spayed/neutered/de-scented, with the accent on the `de-scented` part.