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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
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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