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carolyn johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Shelby, one of my older furries has a major problem. He has lost all
>of his guard hairs as the vet calls them and I call them him outer long
>coat. This was just beautiful and sleek until a month ago and now all
>he has is his undercoat. He is not bald and get this--his tail is
>perfect-- no loss of hair there.
While this may be a symptom of an adrenal problem (I do not know), it may
also just be an odd coat change pattern. I have had a few ferrets do
this - change the undercoat gradually and after that is done, suddenly
loose all their guard hairs. And, when this has happened, it has usually
been a few weeks before the guard hairs start to grow back.
Hopefully this is what Shelby is doing. Try looking under the undercoat
fur at the skin - is there any sign of a new coat coming in? If Shelby
has dark colored guard hairs, a darkening of the skin will indicate that
the new guard hairs are getting ready to start coming in.
I have also had instances where ferrets have blown their entire coat in
the matter of a few days. With mine, it has always been whole hobs that
do this. Then, I have a bald ferret for a week or 2 until the coat
starts to come back.
I hope whatever is going on with Shelby is nothing more serious then
changing to a winter coat.
--
Danee
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[Posted in FML issue 4261]
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