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To Marc Jurriens, who wanted to know about the relative merits of a
scented vs. a descented ferret:
My first ferret, Elie Wiesel, was a male Marshall farms kit purchased at
a pet store. He was neutered and descented when I bought him. 2 years
later I bought a sterling silver jill, Pixel, who, at the age of 1, was
spayed but not descented. My experience with these two is that Pixel is
only slightly smellier than Elie *until* they get to wrasslin' or Pixel
is startled, at which point she "sprays". This results in two skunky
ferrets and a skunky room. The smell, fortunately, doesn't linger very
long, and Pixel hardly ever does it anymore anyway. My vet feels that
descenting a grown ferret is cruel and unnecessary, and I would tend to
agree. However, Elie is now 3.5 yrs old, and I don't see any ill effects
from the descenting if it is done correctly and at a relatively young
age. Just my two scents :) worth.
Gail Snyder
[Posted in FML issue 1195]
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