Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!evans From: evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: House Weasels Message-ID: <981@mhuxt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 20:33:23 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxt.981 Posted: Wed Jul 10 20:33:23 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 02:53:06 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 14 According to our ferrets' vet they need both distempers, rabies, and parvo vaccines. All vaccines have to be dead ones which were not bred in mustelids (in this case read that as bred in ferrets or mink). The problem with not descenting early is that some try to replace the missing identity marker with whatever is handy, usually urine. If this happens the critter will sometimes happily accept perfume as a substitute (personal experience). The main reason to not operate early is that some ferrets' livers are damaged by the anesthesia; our vet advises against early operations. I'd better point out that our vet specializes in exotics and is in regular contact with the vet staffs of several major zoos. We lost an innoculated ferret to parvo which she caught by playing with our shoes. Sukie