That kit just has not dropped the kit canines yet.  Sometimes those
need to be extracted because they sometimes get stuck and can cause an
abscess then, but it is easily done.
 
Here is info on aging kits dentally:
The reputable way to age kits is by dental eruption ages for many of
the adult dentition, then count backwards to date of acquisition:
 
page 37, _Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, 2nd edition_:
"The deciduous teeth erupt between 20 and 28 days"
 
and on page 36, same text this data:
 
Upper
Canine: 50 days
Molar 1: 53 days
Premolars 2, 3 and 4: 60 days
 
Lower:
Canine and Molar 1: 50 days
Premolar 2: 60 days
Premolar 3: 67 days
Premolar 4 and Molar 2: 74 days
 
The eruption ages for the incisors are more variable, but the others
are tight enough that you can age a ferret kit with them.
 
CEP tests:
For those who missed it, a few days ago on the FML Mary McCarty-Houser,
Vice President, American Ferret Assn <http://www.ferret.org> announced
that a new provider of the CEP test for ADV in ferrets now exists.
United is going to be sold, but some of its assets are first being
spun off, as in this case.
 
Here is the data Mary provided for you and your vets:
 
Blue Cross Animal Hospital
ATTENTION: Dr Blau - CEP TESTS
401 N Miller Ave
Burley, ID 83318
Phone: 208-678-5553
Fax: 208-677-8957
 
with the request that they be called at least a day in advance so that
they expect ADV tests to be coming in.  The tests will be $10 per sample.
The CEP test has a high degree of accuracy and had a lot of independent
confirmation before its release.
 
-- Sukie (not a vet)
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[Posted in FML issue 5159]