Message Number: SG11296 | New FHL Archives Search
From: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-11-02 04:36:39 UTC
Subject: RE: black spots
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2528806.1099370199398.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Blackheads, if that's what this is, on the tail seem to be a pretty common point of discussion amongst ferret lovers. Washing the tail (and the tail only!) with a good antibacterial soap can help. Use a soap like that used for acne.

mike

Author wrote:
> the last time i bathed myfemale ferret I noticed a lot of balck spots on her tail that had never been there before. Since then(less than a week) they have gotten larger and worse. So i am very worried and not sure what it is and what to do. Please hlep me.