Everything you need to know about ferrets
Ferrets can suffer from many infectious diseases. These diseases can be due to infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites and many of them infect other animals and humans too. Two common bacterial...
Fleas are small, usually dark-colored, wingless insects that affect many different animals, including ferrets. Once it attaches itself to the ferret's skin, it will bite the animal and feed of its blood,...
Insulinoma in Ferrets Insulinoma is a tumor in the pancreas that secretes an excess quantity of insulin. It is one of the most common diseases in pet ferrets, and is usually seen in ferrets older than...
Kidney or renal diseases in ferrets are uncommon, but not rare. Symptoms and TypesRenal diseases can come on suddenly (acute) for ferrets, or can occur over a period of more than three months (chronic)....
Spontaneous Hyperadrenocorticism and Other Such DiseasesAdrenal disease is any disorder affecting the adrenal glands -- endocrine glands that are responsible for synthesizing certain hormones. It is a...
HairballsFerrets require very little grooming from owners because they prefer to groom themselves. Symptoms and TypesIngested hairballs may cause vomiting, decreased appetite or intestinal obstruction....
