**The advice dispensed by myself in reference to FML postings is not meant
to supplant the advice of veterinarians who are in charge of the patient.
If the patient is not currently under the care of a veterinarian, the client
is recommended to take their ferret to one.**
 
>From:    Sukie Crandall <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: more shedding tips with vet question, home news
>Got another tip: that they love to be brushed with baby hair brushes when
>shedding, and learned from another that some Health Food Store lotions
 
Arsenic can kill ferrets, whether the dose in the lotion is sufficient for
that, I do not know.
 
>From:    David Caudill <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Reader's Digest & VET ADVICE requested
 
Depends on where the tumor is located.  If it is at a place that new tumors
can be easily removed, I would remove new tumor growth as they occur (with
wide excision margins).
 
Mike Dutton, DVM, DABVP
Weare Animal Hospital
Weare, NH, USA
[Posted in FML issue 1844]