>From:    mellisad <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Smelly Ferret!!!
>
>Hi everyone!  About two weeks ago, we adopted our second ferret - Boo -
>a beautiful albino female.  She is a sweetheart, but smells absolutely
>TERRIBLE!  I understand ferrets have a natural odor to them, but poor Boo
>just plain stinks.  We have given her about 4 baths over the last couple
>of weeks.  She smells fine for about 2 days, then her odor is just
>overwhelming.  From what I have read, it is bad to bathe a ferret so...
 
Did you have your vet check her ears for mites or infection?  Often when
ferrets have a foul odor, it is comming from their ears.  Have your vet
do a swab of his ears and look at it under the microscope.  If he finds
mites, they can be cured with ear drops, a shot of ivermectin every two
weeks for three doses or by applying Revolution.
 
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Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
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URA Redneck if your veterinarian is also a taxidermist.
[Posted in FML issue 3799]