I have a question for breeders.  My ferret Sadie had her second litter
three weeks ago.  I left town for a couple of days and left her and the
babies in the hands of a capable vet student.  When I returned her mammary
glands were huge., swollen, and the tissue surrounding them looked swollen
too.  At first I thought it was mastits (since I am always alarmed).  She
had mastits once and it looked very different.  Could it just be that she
is carrying ALOT of milk and the glands are engourged with milk?  I soaked
her in a tub of warm water (Thanks to the Killians for the advice from last
year!) and it seemed to help alot.  The swelling seemed to go down
overnight.  Not completely but a noticeable amount.
 
She is nursing nine kits.
 
Thanks Shelley Straight
 
Amy Wang
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Graduate Studenet
Department of BIomedicine and Pathobiology (DBSP)
Maryland Virginia Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  (Virginia Tech)
 
Phase II, Duckpond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0442
[Posted in FML issue 2625]