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There's some information on how it works and its time course in dogs on it's datasheet in the National Office for Animal Health (NOAH) Compendium.I've posted the relevant text below (see the text in italics). Basically, seems that it can take 7 to 35 days for it to reach it peaks levels in an animal after being implanted, and about 4-6 weeks to exert its inhibitory effects on sexual 'attributes'. Also, it seems its not unexpected to see a spike in sex hormones soon after implantation, before its inhibitory effects set in. This of course is likely to cause transient signs of being in season

fresh rabbit, chopped into chunks, look at dogs that are fed on tinned dog food, there glands get full up because the arse aint working the way it was made to, the anal glands are there for a reason, to help expel bones/hard matter, if they only ever expel soft, the glands fill up dont know if a fert have these glands, but ferts, even kitts are meat/ bone eaters, not soft food eaters They do have anal glands which can get impacted or even infected I had an oldie with a little bit of back end paralysis and his glands became infected. He had a course of antibiotics but after that his

Good info on treating calcium deficiency but the cause of actinomycosis in ferrets seems to be a matter of opinion apparently because the vet James G. Fox says in his book that 'Feeding ferrets on carcasses with bones may increase the likelihood that actinomycosis, if present in oral flora, could infect animals through cuts and abrasions created by the sharp, jagged end of bones.' Mind you, that won't stop me giving mine raw bones because they do need the calcium IMO plus the bones help keep their teeth clean. And anyway, according to Fox, 'the disease has rarely been reported in f

If he won't eat small pieces of meat then try blending ferret biscuits with hot water (1:4approx.) and a little bit of some sort of oil, like vegetable oil. Feed slightly warm not hot of course. The blended mixture will keep in the fridge for a day or so.

Sorry forgot about that bit. Thesis I think you must be referring to the time when someone (was it you?) claimed that someone else had said they were writing something about Waardenburg's in ferrets. That person said that they hadn't said anything of the sort, and nobody else seemed to have heard anything like that. So I think the general conclusion was that something had been misheard or misunderstood. Anyway, I wasn't there at the time and know nothing more about it apart from what was posted a few years so it's no good asking me about it Yes thats right the time your frie

Ace photos and great looking kits Maybe when you get going again, you might let me come along a ferreting trip .

Sorry forgot about that bit. Thesis I think you must be referring to the time when someone (was it you?) claimed that someone else had said they were writing something about Waardenburg's in ferrets. That person said that they hadn't said anything of the sort, and nobody else seemed to have heard anything like that. So I think the general conclusion was that something had been misheard or misunderstood. Anyway, I wasn't there at the time and know nothing more about it apart from what was posted a few years so it's no good asking me about it Yes thats right the time your frie

Sorry forgot about that bit. Thesis I think you must be referring to the time when someone (was it you?) claimed that someone else had said they were writing something about Waardenburg's in ferrets. That person said that they hadn't said anything of the sort, and nobody else seemed to have heard anything like that. So I think the general conclusion was that something had been misheard or misunderstood. Anyway, I wasn't there at the time and know nothing more about it apart from what was posted a few years so it's no good asking me about it

Need to correct myself because the collection of databases is by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ The databases are collated from studies from all over the world, i.e. they are a collection of international information and an international scientific resource. It's human focused because most research is geared to humans but probably contains everything there is to know about genes. The ferret genome hasn't got a separate section because it hasn't been fully sequenced yet. Someone recently did put in application for funding to do the

There's no need when scientific studies have already established that white markings on the head in animals is genetically linked to deafness/Waardenburg's. If you have a look on the National Institute of Biology's genetic databases you'll find that the white head markings/deafness link (Waardenburg's syndrome) even occurs in humans. Mind you, although I normally work in the medical (human) sector, if you want to pay the costs of an audiologist to do the hearing tests, I'll be only to happy to set up a non-interventional observational study in UK ferrets.

Glad to hear he's recovering

There's none so deaf as that don't want to hear

You ask for evidence of Waardenburg's in the UK. deafness is common in a lot of white breeds of animals but just because it does nt make ALL of those animals deaf does it, You got it. End of BTW if Waardenburg's common in other animals with white markings why should ferrets be any different? .

He's neutered so he's not worth a penny for breeding purposes But anyway, even though he panics once in a while and lands the odd munch, she loves him to bits so he's priceless in her eyes

A friend (who lives in the UK) has a hob with a white head and mitts that's undoubtedly deaf. However, Leeview will no doubt say that he doesn't believe me so I'm probably wasting my time posting