Once again , I saw a post stating that Marshall Farms ferrets' problems may
be in part due to descenting. There is absolutely NO basis in fact for this
idea. Since I didn't apparently stir up too much with my original post, I
will re-iterate. Descenting is not about smell, it is about good health. I
have treated ferrets for twelve years, and I've seen many older undescented
ferrets suffer with chronic anal sac infections and abcesses. Having
treated many terminal cases of anal sac cancer, I can tell you that alone is
a good reason to descent. I have never seen descenting "cause problems
later" either.
Debbie Kemmerer DVM
[Posted in FML issue 2201]