Ferrets like to put their entire body in the litter box and the corner
boxes aren't large enough.  I've used the small or medium cat litter boxes
from Walmart or Kmart and they work well.  I cut the front side down so it
makes easy access.
 
If using a type of litter box the ferret doesn't like or not keeping the
box clean enough that means you may be teaching your ferret NOT to use the
litter box so don't be suprised if they start going elsewhere.
 
Tubing
Milo thinks all clear tubing belongs in the basement.  The ferret's area is
only 5ftx8ft and in that area is their quilt, litter box and potty papers,
a sweater box with bedding, and their food and water area.  Oh, and about 3
clear tubes.  This morning Milo found the 20ft tube in the living room and
decided it too needed to be in the basement.  He grabbed one end, ran down
the hallway, through the kitchen, down the steps to the landing, rounded
the bend and started down the steps to the basement - he made it all but
the last two steps when the tubing got stuck and he went head over heals
down the last step.... but he never lost hold of the tube!  I keep a curved
length of black corrugated black tubing from the basement to the landing
and the clear tube got stuck when Milo went over the tubing and the other
end of the clear tube went under.  When I left he was still trying to
figure out how to get the clear tube unstuck. :-)
 
Adrenals
The post yesterday about waiting brings up some concerns.  If the adrenal
is left unchecked it can attach or invade other organs and then it becomes
more than just adrenal surgery and can be life-threatening.  The other side
of the coin is if the vet goes in too early, he/she may not be able to see
which adrenal is diseased.  Our vet found out early that when you check the
adrenals, you must check top, bottom, sides which includes digging into the
fatty tissue surrounding the adrenals.  Still today when we have adrenal
surgeries (which is quite often - 2 last month and 3 more to go) I ask if
he checked in the fatty tissue and he reminds me that he learned that
lesson early on.  Those taking their ferrets for adrenal surgery may want
to talk to their vet first and ask them if they do the same - it is very
important.
 
With 3 more surgeries coming up, please don't forget to surf iGive, send
our SayIt cards and read our articles on Themestream.  The income from
these sites isn't a lot but it does help with the medical expenses.
 
Thank you to all that help the fuzzies and their caretakers.
 
Hugs to all. tle
Troy Lynn Eckart
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[Posted in FML issue 3118]