http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4688144a6568.html

Kiwi population problems WITHOUT impact from 3 types of imported
mustelids includes:
>The island's healthy kiwi population was largely because of the island
>being free of kiwi-killing stoats, weasels and ferrets. However, cats,
>rats and dogs were a different story. They were established on the
>island and had a negative impact on kiwi survival rates.

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html

[Posted in FML 6090]