>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. -- Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde [log in to unmask] URA Redneck if your veterinarian is also a taxidermist. [Posted in FML issue 3799]