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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Ace photos and great looking kits Maybe when you get going again, you might let me come along a ferreting trip .
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Glad to hear he's recovering
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There's none so deaf as that don't want to hear
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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? .
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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
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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
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There's an even newer temporary neutering product available now in the UK that may be more effective against adrenal disease. It's brand name is Supralorelin (drug name deslorelin). It was licensed a year or so for temporary castration of male dogs but some vets are now using it to treat adrenal disease and to temporarily neuter ferrets. One of my jills was implanted with the deslorelin implant 3 months ago because she had developed adrenal disease. Even though she's seven, she's now doing really well. All her bald patches have gone and she's zipping around like a kit
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There's no licensed distemper vaccine for ferrets in the UK but very few of the medications that are used in ferrets are specifically licensed for ferrets. Vets use the dog canine distemper vaccines to vaccinate ferrets under a legally acceptable system of prescribing called the vet prescribing cascade. Under that system, they can prescribe a drug that isn't licensed for an animal so long as it is applied by the licensed route for the licensed condition, and they have no reason to believe it might not be safe in that animal. All of mine are annually vaccinated using a part vial of the
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Ace idea. Could be the biggest study yet on colour and genetics and provide invaluable information. Best to do it prospectively (on kits born this season onwards) , rather than retrospectively though because things get a bit hazy with time and people are more likely to be able to give accurate information on kits born this season.
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Ferrets can get soft rubber-like bones if they are feed an all meat (no bones) diet because it doesn't have the correct calcium:phosphorus ratio. Personally, I wouldn't feed mine mince regularly unless it also contained minced or ground bone.
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So sorry but at least you gave him a chance.
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I've got more than enough without breeding any myself
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But unlike other carnivores, they are prone to stomach ulcers which is why I feed mine a bit of raw meat every day and make sure biscuits are available 24/7.
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Distemper is 'alive and kicking' in the UK, unfortunately! Seven ferrets died of distemper here in North West England about a year and a half ago. My vet had the information directly from the vet that treated them and a friend of mine knows the owner so I'm not propagating an 'urban myth'. Here in the UK, vets use dog vaccines to vaccinate ferrets against distemper. Mine get a multivalent vaccine (Nobivac DHPPI) and over the years my gang have had over 60 shots of this vaccine without any problems, apart from sleepiness in one ferret for a couple of days once.
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I rehomed a couple of unwanted hobs for free through this forum a couple of months ago. They were last year's kits, good looking and handable poleys, but the person who taken them in when the breeder didn't want the litter hadn't been able to find them a home It cost me a fair bit in petrol to get them to their new home but I was just pleased to find them a really good working home
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I've heard of people putting up mini-marquees over their sheds and runs on really hot days to make there is plenty of shade, but another way to keep a shed/hutch cool is to sluice the outside with water now and then, because as the water evaporates it'll cool the shed down. Also, you can freeze up a 2L plastic bottle containing water, cover it with fabric, and pop that in their nest box to provide a cool spot. The ice in the bottle stays partly frozen for up to several hours.
