Oh Dear....

[samuria 331]

had my polecat hob snipped last june...... or so i thought

two jills both gave birth last night now have 14 kits

not what i wanted. paid nearly £ for the snip....

 

[Boristheblade 1,367]

I'd be goin back to the vets mate. I had my hob done, cost £55 n not had a problem n takes the Jill's out of season.

[terryd 8,383]

I had that happen. But I read it is quite a fiddly op. I ended up having him castrated in the end

[ollieollie 766]

Be interested to hear what your vet has to say about it

[Lamper121 239]

Did you have the test done after the operation? They usually offer for a sample to be analyzed to see if the op was successful

[beany01 223]

How successful is the snip? I've heard a lot of stories where it failed initially, and also the hobs taking the Jill's out, but the next year being on both barrels again!

[The one 8,463]

Well if they haven't removed the sperm tubes what the fluck have they removed ?. i had that done to me once and they asked if i only had the one hob , them i said what about the kits who's going to feed them ? they said we will redo the operation i said for free and its going to be worse the second time round as your dealing with scar tissue , then they said you can put a card in the window for free to sell the kits thats normally a pound a week after i finished laughing i said big feckin deal

 

They always ask if you want to send the bits they have removed to the lab to see they have cut the right bits and its the same price as a vasectomy, i like that to getting your car serviced then paying for another garage to see its been done right

 

After my experience i keep the hob away longer than they say test him on one jill then wait another 8 weeks so there's no way he can be fertile

 

The best one i heard was a mate got his snipped and covered all his jills then lent him out and he was still fertile there was a few unhappy owners and hutchful of kits here that year

[Lamper121 239]

I never got the test done I admit but the poor hob died before he got a chance to get his leg over so I'll never know if it was successful or not!

[samuria 331]

no test offered after the op... will be calling the vet tomorrow

[Aussie Whip 4,090]

It's not just the looking after,finding suitable homes,but having your ferrets layed up for weeks.Good side,you might have produced a champion worker.

[CraignTod 278]

Did you have the test done after the operation? They usually offer for a sample to be analyzed to see if the op was successful

What test? How do you vvank off a ferret?

[terryd 8,383]

they send away the removed bit to see if its the correct part. Mine was going to charge an extra few quid for the privilege so I didn't bother and wallah a nice bunch of kits a few months later which the mum promptly ate

[Boristheblade 1,367]

How successful is the snip? I've heard a lot of stories where it failed initially, and also the hobs taking the Jill's out, but the next year being on both barrels again!

Iv had 2 hobs done over the years and never had a problem. Always took my Jill's out of season and can all be left together all year round.

[The one 8,463]

Same here i run the snipped hob with 11 jills all year and he sorts them out as needed , but when i first got him done he was in solitary for 2 months then tried on one jill and i waited another two months before i let him loose on the rest , or i could of been facing 100 + kits

[CraignTod 278]

they send away the removed bit to see if its the correct part. Mine was going to charge an extra few quid for the privilege so I didn't bother and wallah a nice bunch of kits a few months later which the mum promptly ate

Surely "YOU" shouldn't have to pay to check if they've done there job right? That's their duty in the first place!