From:
"Danee DeVore"
Date: 2005-02-12 17:37:02 UTC
Subject: RE: ferret''s nails
To: "Ferret Health List" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <420E3EBE.8030402@aol.com>
sukiec@optonline.net wrote on 2/12/2005, 11:27 AM:
> As with humans some health concerns, advanced age (though 6 is only
> the rough equivalent of the 60s), and injury can change claws/nails.
> We haven't seen a coorelation to specific health concerns, more that
> if one is in poor health long term the claws can change. When only
> specific claws are involved think "injury".
Those of us with ADV+ ferrets have noticed that ADV+ ferrets frequently
have claws that grow faster and wider. I find I have to clip my ADV+
kids' claws twice as often as the ones who aren't positive.
I was told that any long term stimulant of the immune system can cause
this to happen, so I wouldn't necessarily worry about ADV, though.
And, as others have said, age can also affect how the nails grow.
--
Danee
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