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Did You Know?

- Ferrets lack a cecum to digest/ process fuits and vegetables.

- A ferrets left lung has 2 lobes, while the right has 4.

- A ferrets body contains 14 or 15 pairs of ribs.

- A kit has 30 baby teeth, while an adult has 34.

- Food fully travels throughout their system in 3 hours.

Useful Links and Resources

 

 

Search pet articles by VIN (Veterinary Information Network)

Ferret Central

Miami Ferret - Ferret Health Care

Pathology of the Ferret - Dr. Bruce Williams

American Ferret Association

Ferret Aleutian Disease

White Russian ADV Page

Aleutian Disease in Ferrets

Ferret Adrenal Disease - Contains graphic images

Ferret Insulinoma - Contains graphic images

Checking Blood Sugar with Freestyle Glucometer

Wolfy's Wondifferous World of Weasels - Excellent info on deaf ferrrets

How to give Sub-Q Fluids

Special Needs of the Older Ferret

The New Rainbow Bridge

Ferret Health List - Dr. Bruce Williams is a moderator

Totally Ferret - FAQ's

Midwest Cages

 

Recommended On-line Ferret Stores

Crafty Creatures

Ferret Depot

Ferret.com

Pet Food Direct

Interactive Areas

Health Tid Bits

- Ferret's normal rectal temperature is between 100 - 104 with 101.9 being the average.

- Heart rate is 180 - 250 bpm with 225 being average.

- Respiration is 33-36 per minute.

- Normal urine pH is 6.5 - 7.5

- Blood volume is 60-80 ml/ kg.

- Ferrets do possess toxoplasmosis in their systems. However, unlike cats they cannot release/ shed the infected eggs back into the environment, they hit a dead end, so humans cannot catch the disease.

 
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