Pet Ferret Health Insurance

Written By admin on Friday 3 June 2011 | 01:41

By Monica Mae


Ferrets provide joy and happiness to its owners with its cuddly and playful characteristics. At the same time that it is being adorable, it can also give a person much to worry about the bills that have to be paid so that you can cover the cost of its veterinary care.

Ferrets live within 7-10 years, can live within the temperature range between 100 and 104 degrees, and the heart beats around 225 beats per minute. Around 33-36 breaths per minute is the average respiration rate of ferrets. The more you know about the quirks of your ferret, the better equipped you will be in dealing with whatever health issues that your ferret will possibly get.

In addition to providing you your craved undivided attention from another creature, it can also be infected with the twenty-four hour flu you had caught a few days ago. What makes ferrets so unique with other pets like dogs and cats is that they have the ability to catch diseases from their home owners.With this prior knowledge, it is hoped that you are now properly equipped with the knowledge that you really have to spend money and time and effort in sending your pet ferret for check-ups in the veterinary clinic (a ferret vet specialist is a plus) before it shows symptoms of flu like virus. Ferrets can be on the extremes in that they can be sturdy but at the same time they easily get sick. This really requires that your veterinarian will have a quick prescription for the treatment that your ferret needs.

Young ferrets are often fed hard food before they are really ready for it. The hard food can cause your new pet to develop a prolapsed rectum (the rectum is on the outside of the body instead of inside). Oddly enough this is not normally something your local veterinarian needs to see. Normally the rectum returns to its normal position after a few days. Smear a small amount of Preparation-H on the exposed rectum to help keep it moist and keep a close eye on it. Remember that pink is good. As long as the flesh of the prolapsed rectum is a nice healthy looking rosy pink it's healthy. If the healthy pink color starts to fade take your pet ferret to the vet for a consultation.

Different kinds of diseases may plague your ferrets such as insulinorma, tumors, heart disease, intestinal conditions, and liver and spleen complications. In addition to having these diseases, some pet ferrets may exhibit symptoms of different pet diseases. Most of the aforementioned diseases require surgery in addition to regular veterinary care.

With all these possible dilemmas presented in having a pet ferret, it is best that you purchase an animal health insurance that will cover the vet expenses of your pet ferret.




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