From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2005-11-12 21:00:42 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Health and Color Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 12 Nov 2005 17:06:30 -0000 Issue 1156
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
In a message dated 11/12/05 12:09:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
Naturally thrown BEWs are quite healthy but now breeders have found out how
to breed for them they end up with a lot of silvers(sterlings?) that get
passed on. I ended up with 3 from this type of stock and only one Jill has
remained healthy, she turned 6 this year. Most of the original kits produced
in the early 90s did not make their third year. Chris.
**Hmm - many of my first ferrets (not so many now, but I still have some)
were silvers, and most were pretty healthy, easily living past five/six with no
problems. I have a silver panda, in fact, that has now roaned out to a DEW,
that is approaching seven. She did have adrenal disease develop shortly after
she turned six, but not trouble with surgery.
The breeders I am in contact with have not expressed that health issues in
the silvers are any greater than in the other colors - any speculations on why
you're seeing that, Chris?**
Dr. Ruth
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