From:
anthonycorlando@yahoo.com
Date: 2005-07-01 20:03:23 UTC
Subject: Heartworm Prevention
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5720834.1120248203326.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
My vet says ferrets have such tough skins that they rarely get mosquito bites. But Judith Bell, DVM, PhD, mentionined in "The Pet Ferrett Owner's Manual" that it only takes 1 hearworm to cause heart troubles in ferrets. With mosquito season now in full bloom in N.E. Ohio, should I be insisting on heartworm medication or is it really a minimal risk? And if medication is reccomended, what should I ask for?