Ferret wound

[dannyskud 1]

Hi all . I have got 2 male polecats about 9 months old I fink 1 ov them as bit or wounded the ova any wondering what is best way to treat the wound

[reddawn 2,173]

where is wound?> on back of neck?

[Joe67 239]

some savalon might do the job if its a small wound,a picture would help judge it.keep an eye on your ferrets,might need to split them

[dannyskud 1]

Yea it's on the back of the neck. They are both brothers and ad them together since being kits

[reddawn 2,173]

they are starting to grow up into adults, thats what they would do to a jull whilst mateing, its more than likely rough playing just now but as they start to come into season the weaker of the 2 will get raped, so they will need seperating

[bryson 562]

like above i think its time to seperate them

[The one 8,460]

I was thinking that ,but they wont be sexually active at nine months will they ?.

[ferret100 47]

The hormones are kicking in and the weaker male is getting beaten up. Unless you need to breed them, get them castrated asap. Make sure the wound doesn't smell funny or have any yellow/green pus coming out of it and plaster the wound twice daily with Sudocream. If you plan to breed them, separate them, if you want to get rid of the hormonal dominance battle and keep them together, just get them castrated. Takes 10-14 days for the hormones to start to settle after castration, so they'll still squabble for a bit. If you cover the top of the head/neck and shoulders with Sudocream, it'll help stop them bickering in the meantime.

[The one 8,460]

Or put a bit of Vaseline on the wee yins arse