getting scent glands removed

[Guest bigredbusa]

any vets still doing this?

 

if so how much is it these days?

[Kay 3,709]

  bigredbusa said:

any vets still doing this?

 

if so how much is it these days?

 

well why though ?

[Guest bigredbusa]

hob is in season and i have never had one quite as strong as him

[Kay 3,709]

  bigredbusa said:

hob is in season and i have never had one quite as strong as him

 

 

Castrate or suffer it basically

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Never thought I'd live to see the day.

[stubby 175]

castration wont cure it, nowhere near the glands

I have a castrated hob, that still stinks lovely

I'd be harsh and say, if you cant stand the smell, stop keeping ferrets

[Guest bigredbusa]

lol ive kept ferrets on and off for 25 years and the smell does not bother me , the wife the other hand .... lol

 

only a question and i cant see the point of spending mega bucks on a operation, i spent the whole day emptying the shed , maybe in a bigger inclosure will help

[Guest Bigbob]

They do that operation abroad but never heard of it done here try shampooing him a operation's bit drastic

[stubby 175]

bigbob has a point, my missus, washed/bathed our big hob, and he smelt fine for a few days, maybe a regular bath either in the court, or kitchen sink will do the trick...

 

if not

 

get rid of the wife, problem solved

[ferretville 69]

  stubby said:

bigbob has a point, my missus, washed/bathed our big hob, and he smelt fine for a few days, maybe a regular bath either in the court, or kitchen sink will do the trick...

 

if not

 

get rid of the wife, problem solved

I like it nowt the matter smell smelt worse humans :stinker: FV

[FUBAR 0]

: smelt worse humans :stinker:FV

 

 

 

[Kay 3,709]

Do you mean de scent the animal, if you do no vet will do it , the ferret uses its scent glands to ward of danger & its purely cosmetic

 

if you ensure his beddings kept clean he shouldnt smell any worse than any other entire animal, castrating does reduce the smell a little but not totally

[ianrob 2]

  ianrob said:

  bigredbusa said:

any vets still doing this?

 

if so how much is it these days?

Hi mate, I sympathise, I have two hobs, and both are pretty sharp smelling at the moment. They usually have the warm musty ferret smell, but just now they are pretty ripe, with acrid undertones, and a decided lack of hollyhocks whooshing up your nose ala Gilly Frazer.

 

I think we have to tolerate it, I mean they tolerate us without complaint. The extra pungency really shifts the rabbits too, no doubt about who's lurking round the corner. take care mate ian.

[Malt 379]

It's illegal to do it in Britain unless there's a medical problem, I think I read somewhere.

[lurcher-lad 2]

you need a smelly ferret. sometimes the rabbit dont even see the ferret just smells danger and bolts.