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My poor little bear

Constant Reader — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:55:29 -0800

Will Lupron help my ferret's adrenal disease? Just yesterday our 5 yr old ferret was diagnosed with adrenal disease. Rather than put him through surgery we've opted for a monthly shot of Lupron to halt the progression of his tumor(s) and help his fur grow back. I'm looking for advice from anyone who's gone through this with their ferret. I'm looking for Lupron side-effects, effectiveness. From what I've found it seems to be quite effective, but I prefer personal accounts. I want to make sure I'm making the right decision for my little guy.

So I wanna get a ferret.

kzin602 — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:00:42 -0800

So I wanna get a ferret. Am I making a mistake? Should I get a kitten instead? I read the previous askMefi question about Ferrets as pets and got a broad range of experiences both positive and negative. But wanted to know of there were any other experences since then. Also: Some information on my current situation.

I live in a 800 square foot apartment, I like a clean home and I've lived with a cat before and know how to keep a litterbox clean enough to not have any cat smell in the place. I can handle the normal "aura" that a litterbox has around it with normal cleaning.
How does a ferret compare?
I can ferret proof the apartment and provide the ample supervision love, affection, vetbills, etc... but my main concern is smell, my apartment is carpeted for the most part, and while I can handle an occasional "oops" I don't want to have to clean up poop every day, or more often than once a week or so.

From what I understand the natural ambient smell of a ferret is okay as long as you clean the bedding and cage on a regular basis.

Will I need a litterbox in every corner of the room? Can I expect the ferret to run into the next room to use the box, or in order to use a box does the animal need to actually see a box nearby in order for the "i need you use a box" thought to cross it's brain.

Oh yea.. Breeder or petstore? Are males more affectionate than females? Thanks for your responces, most information I look up on the internet is written by people that are so "pro-ferret" that it comes across as more of a sales pitch than honest information.

Name my ferrets

MostHolyPorcine — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:22:55 -0800

Name my two new ferrets! So we're adopting two ferrets this weekend, a male and a female, both sables, and, of course, we have no idea what to call them. I'm a big fan of 'pair' names, ones that go together (i.e. we had a pair of cats named Zelda and Scott). The more pompous and obscure the better!

I desperately want a cat, and my S.O. is slightly allergic.

stoneegg21 — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 16:34:36 -0800

I desperately want a cat, and my S.O. is slightly allergic. Does anyone know if there are any breeds of cat that are less likely to provoke an allergic reaction? Any suggestions for keeping his allergies from being a problem, other than a HEPA vacuum? Also, he wants a ferret. Is a ferret likely to cause him any problems? Am I likely to have any problems raising a ferret and a cat together?