Client Factsheets>FerretsFerrets ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Abscesses Adrenal gland disease Alopecia Anesthesia in ferrets Anorexia Antibiotic treatment Arthritis Blindness – living with a blind ferret Boredom – keeping your ferret amused Cancers commonly found in ferrets Canine distemper virus Children and pets Clipping your ferret’s claws Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging Dental checks – how to check your ferret’s teeth Dental disease Diabetes mellitus Diarrhea Ear cleaning Elderly ferrets – how to care for them Emergencies Emotional support animals – the benefits Endoscopy – the inside story Enteric coronavirus – ‘green slime disease’ Euthabag pet body bags – all you need to know Euthanasia – saying goodbye Excessive drinking and urination Exercise – keeping your ferret fit Eye drops – how to administer them Fecal testing Feeding your ferret Ferret companions Fleas, ticks and mites Fluid therapy Frostbite Gastric ulceration Hairballs (trichobezoars) Handling your ferret Health checks – what to do! Health insurance for your ferret Heart problems Hospital-associated infections House ferrets – ferret proofing your home Housing your ferret Hyperthermia – overheating Hypothermia – low body temperature Illness – caring for your ferret Impactions – what’s the blockage? Incoordination – ataxia Injection site reactions Injection techniques Injured wildlife (UK) – what to do! Insulinoma Intestinal obstructions Introducing your ferret to other pets Is a ferret right for me? Kidney problems Litter training your ferret Lymphosarcoma / Lymphoma Mammary gland adenocarcinoma Medicines – how to administer them Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Microchipping – permanent identification of your ferret Moist dermatitis Nasal discharge Neutering – why and when? Obesity in your ferret Ocular discharge Ovarian remnant syndrome Parasitic skin diseases Pet loss – explaining it to children Pet loss – how to cope Pet medicines – a danger to pet caregivers? Pneumonia Poisoning Ptyalism – excessive salivation Pyoderma – bacterial skin infection Rearing orphan kits Recumbent or paralyzed ferrets – how to care for them Red urine / hematuria Ringworm Samples – how they help your vet Sarcoptic mange Second opinions and referrals in veterinary practice Seizures – convulsions/fitting Skin tumors Spinal injury Summer safety Surgery – pre- and post-operative care Syringe feeding your ferret Travelling with your ferret Urolithiasis Uterine problems Vaccination – essential protection Weight loss Wildfires and smoke inhalation Winter worries – caring for your ferret in winter X-ray and ultrasound
