by SODO Vet | May 15, 2020 | Ferrets, Newsletter Library
When thinking about bringing home a ferret as a family pet there are a number of considerations you will want to make. Some of the top items to think about before deciding on this pet are related to housing and safety for you and your new ferret. Safety first, so...
by SODO Vet | May 14, 2020 | Choosing Your Pet, Ferrets
FoodFerrets are exceptionally playful, so expect your ferret to tip over his food and water bowls. Check on them often, tape them down, or use an unspillable bowl. Rodent water bottles are not recommended as a ferret may damage his teeth on the spout. Because ferrets...
by SODO Vet | May 14, 2020 | Choosing Your Pet, Ferrets
Ferrets have powerful, distinct and engaging personalities, and a playful and fastidious nature. Ferrets are diurnal creatures with their periods of greatest activity just before sunrise and shortly after sunset. They sleep about eighteen to twenty hours of the day,...
by SODO Vet | May 13, 2020 | Choosing Your Pet, Ferrets
You will need to take your ferret in to your veterinarian twice a year for a medical checkup and yearly vaccinations. Ferrets require yearly inoculations against canine distemper. They are highly susceptible to canine distemper and it is always fatal. Do not forget to...
