From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-09-01 17:17:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: need to dig
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, amy wolf <melodyparker@...> wrote:
>
> how do I safely satisfy my ferret's need to dig?=A0 he loves to get into =
my container of
aquarium gravel but then he gets mad that I won't let him.=A0 letting him g=
o outside is not an
option.=A0 please help.=A0 thanks!
>
>
> ~Amy Lou
> =A0
>
Ironically, I had to look these up for someone else, so they can help
point away from certain directions in this case, too. Some do apply
specifically to outside, BTW, but not all, and in some cases the problems
could be brought inside.
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YPG288
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL4180
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL2043
(Remember that how long CDV lives in soil depends
on the conditions. If recently deposited, or if damp
and/or cold it is more likely to be present or to last
longer -- up to years if frozen, but if hot and dry it
lasts a shorter time because the protective fatty
envelope this particular virus has fails.)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YPG231
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG9135
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG7375
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG7993
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG6033
and there are more, of course...
Are these terribly likely? Well, luckily except for Canine
Distemper and in some areas Toxoplasmosis, the most
likely ones seem to be less serious ones BUT it still pays to
learn about the possible infections and to watch for them
because some are very serious (though luckily rare for
some of those), and even less serious things reduce
quality of life so need to prompt veterinary response.=20=20
There have even been ferrets killed by fleas and ticks
when they wound up with too many... So, no matter
what a person's husbandry choices are it pays to know
the documented potential downsides and the hypothesized
downsides so that prompt response with accurate vet care
can take place.
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