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Cause for concern?
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Friday, October 24, 2014 4:28 AM
My ferret is a 2 year old albino, neutered and descented. While giving him his bath today, I noticed a number of things that I don't know if I should be worried about or not. 1. I noticed slight hair loss on his back, between his shoulderblades, which I don't know if it's normal hair loss with the season change, or something more serious 2. I found a deer tick embedded in his skin, which judging by the engorgement (or lack thereof) hadn't been there for more than a couple days. Are ferrets susceptible to lyme disease? I remember reading somewhere that lyme disease has a specific body temperature that it likes. Could ferrets' body temperature be too high for it? Thanks in advance for the help!
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Re:Cause for concern?
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Friday, October 24, 2014 4:32 AM
Oops, forgot one more thing: I also noticed one of his eyes (the left one) was cloudy, as you would expect to see with cataracts, but 2 years old seems a bit young to be developing cataracts. Any other ideas as to what it could be, and should I be concerned?
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Re:Cause for concern?
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Friday, October 24, 2014 9:19 AM
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Ferrets can get lyme disease. This is an older article written by a lady who runs a shelter in IL. http://weaselwords.com/ferret-articles/ferrets-and-lyme-disease/ On my ferrets, their fur seems to be thinnest on their shoulders. Watch for bare spots. 2 does seem young for cataracts. That's one you may want to talk to your vet about.
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