Hello, everyone...  I've been out of the country for several months and so
have been away from the list, so please excuse me if this topic has been
covered recently.
 
I dropped by my home briefly a month ago to discover that one of my ferrets
had developed a cataract in one of his eyes.  I took him to a vet and she
said that it was fairly common in ferrets and that his other eye looked
fine.  However, now that I am back again, it looks like he has developed one
in his other eye.  It's hard for me to to say how much this affects his
quality of life -- he seems to be able to see a little, but not much, maybe
only light/dark.  It does seem to have slowed him down a little.
 
My question is, what can/should I do about this, and what sprts of things
caused it.  I am assuming that medical correction is probably impossible (?)
but wonder what I can do to make his life easier.  He is only a little more
than one year old and is a "breeder ferret" who I expect to live for quite a
few more years.
 
Any advice is apreciated.
 
Sam
 
Samuel Lloyd Kinsey                              [log in to unmask]
[Posted in FML issue 1309]