Kelleen:
>To the VETS: If we find their vulvas are already swelled can they still be
>spayed?  If not what do we do?
 
    Sure.  But before you do that, make sure the vet does a OCV on them to
make sure that they are okay for the surgery.  If they are too anemic,
either they will need a transfusion, or not do the surgery.  There's no
sense doing a surgery on a ferret with a PCV or 12 or less, they won't
survive it.
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP
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[Posted in FML issue 1401]