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Having had a very tearful phone call with my son's partner, I felt I would share this with you all
I know ferrets have always been the proverbial joke, flat caps, ferrets down your trousers etc, but there are a lot of people who keep them as pets either in house (they can be litter trained like cats) or housed outdoors, besides the ones kept for working. Surprisingly, they make delightful pets, very inquisitive and amusing to watch as they play and explore
Canine Distemper is running rife throughout the ferrety world causing heartbreak for those caring for them.
My son's partner, with his help, runs a rescue and boarding centre and the disease was unwittingly carried in by a border. Despsite very stringent hygeine precautions, they are having to stand and watch as one by one these cute little animals slowly succumb to this dreadful disease and have to be put to sleep. There is no treatmment, no cure. They have 120, plus 4 skunks - who can also be house trained
these are also at risk.
They are not the only ones. Other rescue centres are also reporting losses. So far one has lost 47 animals with others falling sick.
There is a vaccine but it seems it is more miss than hit when it comes to protection - 43 of the 47 above were vaccinated and others have reported deaths amongst vaccinated animals.
These people care so much for the welfare of these little creatures, it is heartbreaking to have to watch your life's work slowly die.
Thank goodness we can have our dogs vaccinated, we would have to hope it works
Sorry to hear this is happening.
It reminds me of myxomatosis, every few years it seems to raise it's head and sweep through rabbits, both wild and domestic.
Don't know much about ferrets, are there many of them still in the wild? I ask because we have loads of wildlife in our area (deer, badgers, foxes, stoats etc), but I've never seen a wild ferret.
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these are also at risk.
