> Can ANYONE give me a reference by a vet or RECOGNIZED ferret expert
> or organization that will explain why a female ferret should not
> be left in heat (without breeding her)?
 
Leonard,
 
Call around to local libraries and vets to see if you can locate
"Biology and Diseases of the Ferret" by James G. Fox.  This is
the ONLY veterinary text on ferrets, it's not very good, but
it has what you want.  The pages you want are 186 to 190 (1st section
in chapter 9).
 
- Nancy
 
Nancy Hartman       Internet - [log in to unmask]        GEnie - n.hartman4
President, Delaware Valley Ferret Club | CIS Grad Student, U. of Delaware
      ***  Caregiver to Percy, Bree, & Popcorn, the ferrets  ***
  "We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals" - Kant
 
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