To: Gale Putt <[log in to unmask]>
Gale - Hi - It's Pam in Virginia! We're recueing a mink tonight from
Percerville (vet out there says it is a mink - we think it is a ferret, we'll
know soon enough...)
Ferrets RARELY get internal parasites, so we do not worm them. the best
exception is in mosquito territories where ferrets CAN get heartworms. I
know Florida shelters/breeders worm regularly. That is why I require indoor
housing for my adoptees.
Since ferrets do not survive in the "wild", usually the ones found wandering
have only been out for a day or two. I hold all stray ferrets for two weeks
for observations and in case someone comes looking for it.
Pam Grant
STAR*
[Posted in FML issue 1086]