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Maully Millions posted:Bump! I don't know what actually applies to NY state, but in Texas there were 3 big things ferrets had to have to be outside. 1) Heartworm meds. See a vet, get liquid drops, not store bought stuff. 2) See a vet for flea stuff. Supposedly off the shelf cat stuff works but I wouldn't risk it, and we got ours from a vet. 3) distemper vax. They should already have this, because you can apparently track that in on your shoes. As for ticks and stuff? See a vet :P
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GlyphGryph posted:Are ferrets from certified AFA breeders generally healthier in the US? Or does it all come from such bad base stock they are still prone to dying rather quickly? Uh, I don't think there is such a thing as a "certified breeder" in the US, definitely not AFA. Unless your AFA is, like, Australian Ferret Association or something. e: oh they do have standards now. They're just guidelines for look though, I have not heard of any breeders that breed for health over appearance. Plek fucked around with this message at 20:59 on May 19, 2015 |
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Every time I start to think about getting ferrets again, I just come back to these threads and remind myself why I should not. What happened to yours is super sad though, I hope you're coping ok. Like Glyph just said though, something had to hit them at the same time for them to die at the same time; illnesses would be very unlikely. It could be poisoning from the food, and there have been a bunch of recalls over the last couple years for stuff we used to use, like EVO kitten/ferret. Also, if your place got super hot that could do it. I know ours got super uncomfortable over 80 degrees F, no idea how well they handle anything warmer than that.
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None of the adult cats that have been around our ferrets ever treated them like prey; the cats all hated or were scared of them though.
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