Sentences with phrase «older ferrets»

They are very common in older ferrets.

In older ferrets weakness in the rear legs is common, and it can be caused by many different things.

Adrenal Gland Disease and Insulinoma are two diseases commonly seen in older ferrets, and they come with hefty veterinary bills.

There is also a soft - moist diet available marketed especially for older ferrets who might have trouble eating the harder foods.

Older ferrets can have painful dental disease that prevents them from eating enough food to meet their nutritional needs.

Older ferrets more commonly have issues with blockages from hairballs.

Older ferrets can be fed dry cat food as they become less active due to age.

Therefore, older ferrets can run up large veterinary bills.

In general younger ferrets are more prone to a foreign body causing an obstruction, and middle - aged to older ferrets are more prone to hairballs causing a blockage.

Large hairballs that fill up the entire stomach are more common in middle - aged to older ferrets, especially those ferrets with adrenal gland disease.

Multiple levels should be connected by long sloping ramps (steep ramps are dangerous, especially for older ferrets) or tubes.

Unfortunately, this is a relatively common problem in middle aged and older ferrets.

Older ferrets have a better prognosis, but treatment must start early and be aggressive.

There are formulas for young ferrets, as well as older ferrets.

There is also a soft - moist diet available, marketed especially for older ferrets that might have trouble eating harder foods.

I just mere days she went from a vibrant 14 month old ferret who would go for 3 to 6 mile walks with me nightly; to a flat ferret that couldn't take three steps before flattening out.

They say you can not teach an old dog new tricks, but how about an old ferret?

The most common cause of nausea in a 4 year old ferret is insulinoma.

WE do lots of surgery on 6 year old ferrets (and did many many more prior to using Deslorelin implants in ferrets).

If you have an older ferret and it stops using the box, take it to the veterinarian for a checkup.

A 12 - year old ferret is an exceptionally old ferret.

Amber, a 5 year old ferret had recently been diagnosed with insulinoma, tumors on her pancreas and bladder stones, and was urinating blood.

A 6 year old ferret was brought to a veterinarian in Springfield, Oregon on November 23, 2009 with coughing, sneezing, clean nasal discharge, and inappropriate urination.

I am quite familiar with enalapril as had an old ferret that was on it for heart failure and do know that it's mainly used for some heart problems - high blood pressure..

It has helped old ferrets, ferrets with insulinoma, ferrets with hair loss, and ferrets who are just plain too sick to eat.

Internal parasites, such as Coccidia and Giardia, can cause diarrhea, as can viruses such as rotavirus (seen in young ferrets in North America), epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE, which is becoming more common in ferrets, typically in either very young or old ferrets) and, sometimes, human influenza or canine distemper (fatal in ferrets).

Last month an older ferret that was having problems with his rear legs came in to the veterinary clinic.

Not exact matches

Then our older son was born, then the ferrets all died of cancer within a year.

The main ring events will feature old favourites such as the falconry and ferreting displays.

NYS Health Law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets older than 3 months to be vaccinated.

Badylak used his old connections to help pay his way, setting up a lab in his home to diagnose ferret lymphoma and dog breast cancer for former veterinary classmates who mailed him samples.

That didn't work, so researchers tried an old method called «passaging»: transferring the virus from ferret to ferret to prod it to adapt.

Three years ago the PISA exam added questions that were supposed to ferret out the problem - solving abilities of 15 - year - olds around the globe.

1908: Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery «Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies» eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well - conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the why and wherefores thereof.»

With roots dating back to 1926, Whiteway Pet Shop is a New Jersey institution — an old - fashioned downtown pet shop selling a wide variety of creatures including puppies, kittens, fish, reptiles, birds, rabbits, small mammals and ferrets in its 2,000 square - foot space.

Under Indiana law, all dogs, cats and ferrets older than 3 months of age must be vaccinated against the rabies virus.

Not only are older animals at risk for developing this disease, but younger ferrets also can be inflicted.

When your ferret is older than 3 years, try to measure his blood glucose often and do an ultrasound to make sure he doesn't suffer from no serious illnesses, like lymphoma, insulinoma or adrenal gland disease.

Most ferrets develop signs of this disease in young middle age (about 3 years old).

Now that doesn't mean your ferret can't live longer, there have been several cases of ferrets living to the ripe old age of 13 or 14.

Some of the ferrets that are surrendered to us are either too old or have illnesses that make them «undesirable» to others.

Three years of age and older: Ferrets should be examined every six months from now on Complete physical examination — should be done every six months CDV vaccination — annual boosters required Rabies vaccination — annual boosters required

They do well with older children but smaller animals such as cats, ferrets and rabbits are better left at the pet shop when you are a Husky owner because of their desire to chase small prey.

But unfortunately most ferrets will succumb to one of these illnesses long before they reach old age.

(a) The owner or custodian of every dog, cat, and ferret, four months of age and older must obtain and maintain current and valid vaccination against rabies for these animals by a licensed veterinarian, and maintain a certificate of current and valid vaccination, in accordance with F.S. § 828.30.

She shares her home with 5 dogs, a ferret & a 32 yr old horse.

DEFENSOR 1 is for vaccination of healthy dogs, cats and ferrets 3 months of age or older as an aid in preventing rabies.

Puppies (6 months and under)-- $ 200 Dogs — $ 125 * Silver Paws Club Dogs (7 + years old)-- $ 75 * Lonely Hearts Club Dogs (Long - term residents)-- $ 75 * Kittens (3 months and under)-- $ 100 ** Cats — $ 90 ** Silver Paws Club Cats (7 + years old)-- $ 45 ** Lonely Hearts Club Cats (Long - term residents)-- $ 45 ** Rabbits — $ 40 Hamsters, Gerbils, Mice, and Rats — $ 20 Guinea Pigs — $ 20 Ferrets — $ 40 Birds — vary by species Other species — please call for pricing

Ferrets must weigh 1 lb or over and be 10 weeks of age or older.

You can also do things to the old toys to make your ferret think that they are new.