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Linda:
Ok, too strong (pardon the pun) a comparison??!! First of all, *of course*
my hob stinks when he's in season - that's the point I was trying to make.
So many people think descenting is the controlling factor on that, when it
really is neutering. And I would never want or suggest anyone give their
ferret away because he was stinky ferret! And I did say it was my own
personal opinion and I was prepared for the possibiity of this reaction.
HOWEVER, I still feel the ferret who blows bombs (let's clarify that - they
don't really spray - certainly not in the manner that skunks do) on a
regular basis is more the exception than the rule, and descenting is not
a procedure one would necessarily consider normal/routine as you would
neutering. I have had several ferrets descented and worked at an animal
hosp where I saw ferrets descented, and recovery is harder for the older
ferret - and by older I mean 6 months. Even MF does not recommend
descenting older ferrets.
Again, I'm not talking about the exception to the rule - if you've got
a ferret blowing bombs 3 or 4 or 6 times a day every day.....well, that
can be too much. But if a ferret blows a bomb once a month or once every
couple of weeks because he got po'd at something, *in my opinion* that's
not reason enough to put a ferret through that procedure. Infections don't
count in this discussion - that's a medical necessity and is a given as far
as I'm concerned. I'm not slaming you Linda for what you did.....you had
a problem ferret, and in your situation I would have done the same thing,
but some of the ferrets I had descented, would NOT have been problem ferrets
and I put them through it for nothing. That's my point. It's not something
that HAS to be done, and I can easily consider it a form of mutilation when
done without just cause.
......right up there with ear cropping......
Debbie Riccio
WNYFLFA
(BIG: I have nothing more to say or add to this issue. Hope this isn't too
long but I wanted to get all points covered. I am willing to continue this
privately if anyone feels a need to, though)
[Posted in FML issue 1152]
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