NEUTERING OF FEMALE FERRETS

There are more reasons to neuter female ferrets:

Defense against unwanted reproduction:

The ferrets are very reproductive animals. They are usually sexually mature after they reach the age of 5-12 months. Females are ready for reproduction from spring until autumn. They might bear many times in a year, usually 3-8 little ferrets.

Defense against scars

During mating, ferrets may make scarves on each-other. In mating periods, the male ferrets are often offensive with female ferrets.

Defense against heat syptoms

The symptoms when ferrets are on heat are usually not too bothering, but in case of overheat, the neutering is a therapeutic purpose.

Disease prevention

It is important to neuter female ferrets to prevent diseases. If the ferret is kept alone, overheat is a common problem. Hyperoestrogenism is when the female hormone levels are almost always high, the pera is always swollen. If the oestrogen-level is too high, it may damage the bone marrow, causes lack of blood, and may damage the immune system, which leads to infections. If the animal is older, abnormal ovary-function is common, and even ovary-cyst or uterus-inflammation may evolve. Neutering is not only important to prevent inflamed genital diseases, but it also prevents the evolution of tumorous diseases. If the neutering is made in the first few years of the animal, it abates the chance of breast cancer.

Therapeutic purpose

In case of uterus inflammation, other serious uterus mutation or serious ovary mutation, the neutering should be made as therapy.

Information about female ferret neutering:

The surgery is usually made when the ferret becomes sexually mature (ca. 4 months). During the surgery, the ferret is under anaesthesia, so it is worth to let it starve a day beforeThe abdominal cuts are closed in layers, the skin inclusions are removed in a week. To prevent licking, the cat gets a protective collar.

MALE FERRET CASTRATION

There are various reasons of castrating male ferrets:

Defense against unwanted reproduction:

The ferrets are very reproductive animals. They are usually sexually mature after they reach the age of 5-12 months. Females are ready for reproduction from spring until autumn. They might bear many times in a year, usually 3-8 little ferrets.

Defense against scars and hyper-aggression

Male ferrets who use to go out usually fight with other males for winning a female, and they also might fight with females during mating; usually between mating periods too. The scars left on the ferrets after these fights may infect.

Stopping the "marking" habits of male ferrets which are kept in flats

Sexually mature male ferrets kept in flats often cause discomfort by marking our furniture with their smelly urine which contains male hormones. Besides this, they are offensive, aggressive with females; not only during the mating period, but between mating periods.

Information about male ferret castration

Az ivartalanítás altatásban történik, így az altatószer esetlegesen hányást okozó mellékhatása miatt fontos, hogy a műtét előtt néhány órát koplaltassuk állatunkat. A műtét során a heréket távolítjuk el a herezacskó előtt ejtett kb. fél cm-es seben keresztül. A műtéti sebet varratokkal egyesítjük, a bőrvarratokat egy hét múlva vesszük ki. A műtéti seb nyalogatását védőgallérral akadályozhatjuk meg. During the surgery, the dog is under anaesthesia, so it is worth to let the dog starve a few hours before the surgery to avoid vomiting. During the surgery, the testicles are removed through a small (ca. 0.5 cm) wound. The surgical cuts are closed and the skin inclusions are removed in a week. To prevent licking, the ferret gets a protective collar.