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>I also give Vaseline mixed with Tone as a laxative 3 times a week.
This cannot be good for a ferret, not only does it interfere with food
absorption I'm sure if done for long periods of time will upset the
natural stomach workings. If people took laxatives 3 times a week they
would soon have digestive problems. I've never given laxative to a
ferret in the last 41 years and never lost one to a blockage. Since
1990 my ferret club has been paying for ferret autopsies and I cannot
remember one dieing from a blockage. That said, most of our ferrets
live in outdoor courts away from dangerous household things that ferrets
like to eat.
As for ear cleaning I only did it when a ferret had ear mites, if a
ferret's ears constantly need cleaning it has a health or environment
problem. Find the problem and fix it as it's not normal for a healthy
ferret to need its ears constantly cleaned. They are supposed to have a
slightly waxy appearance and the more you clean it off the faster and
thicker it will come back. They will clean each others ears; I've even
see whole hobs giving 6 week old kits a good all over cleaning.
Chris
[Posted in FML issue 4931]
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