Worming Ferrets

[Nigel1 10]

Hi all I thought I'd start this to see everyone's views on what worming ferrets and what you all use as some worm and some don't atb

[stealthy1 3,964]

I feed rabbit, not seen worms in scats, or eggs, ever

[The one 8,479]

Same here when i see worms in there scat corner i will worm them ,been waiting forty years and never saw one though

[Deej 22]

Rabbit and chicken wings here not had a problem sofar , and alpha in the summer.

[whippet 99 2,613]

never ever .............

[pie-eater 377]

Ive fed rabbit squirrel magpies jackdaws and crows and Ive seen no evidence of worms.

[paulus 26]

is it possible for monkeys to get worms, never, ever seen any signs

[lor123 12]

i do worm but i only worm kits when i ween them and the only reason is because it can be stressfull and i have seen worms passed(very occasionnally mind) but i did worm the lot once upon a time but the older ferrets never seem to pass anything so i just dont bother anymore i just keep an eye on stools.

[coneyman999 17]

There is absolutely no need to worm ferrets at all...ever!!

[Moe 108]

Has been already said no need.

[wullieh 53]

Due to the fact of a ferret having a very fast digestive track, approx. 3hrs this give any worms that they might pick up during feeding no chance to getting hold, in the 8 yrs of running ferret rescue and having an American expert over to take samples both myself and him (BoB Church) have never known of worms in ferrets.

 

Wullie

[joe14 98]

Me either I wont pump chemicals into them if they havnt got anything.

[lor123 12]

Due to the fact of a ferret having a very fast digestive track, approx. 3hrs this give any worms that they might pick up during feeding no chance to getting hold, in the 8 yrs of running ferret rescue and having an American expert over to take samples both myself and him (BoB Church) have never known of worms in ferrets.

 

Wullie

just to clarify are you saying that bob church has said he has never known of worms in ferrets?????

 

the reason i ask is because according to a dr Erika Matulich Ph.D fancy publications ,volume 2,number3 may/june 1999 goes into detail about how ferrets can be infected by hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms and fluke.

 

I have found worms in a dull looking litter of kits a few years ago which i wormed and as precaution i worm all my kits before they leave me.

 

I do respect that bob is well involved in studying ferrets and im by no means trying to discredit him or yourself but as a rescue centre the statement you have made above gives people the impression ferrets cannot get worms which is just wrong and leeds people into a false sense of security regarding worming.

Edited June 25, 2013 by lor123

[wullieh 53]

sorry for the late reply but both bob church ( An americian ferret expert) and Erica (vet who specialises in small animals) came over to my house about 5 yr ago on a world wide tour collecting data for ferrets taken tool samples as well as measuring each ferret, they said that over the years they have heard of worms but all ferrets with this were reared reared in Marshall farms in the united states and that they had no evidence of it, and that no ferret they had checked in in uk/europe had ever shown any signs of worms, they also reported that about about this time when they were here there was supposed to be an out break of ECE but said they had only came across one ferret with the disease and a handful that was carrying it.

 

Wullie