CHAPTER XXI. 



DISEASES OF FERRETS. 



FERRETS like other ani- 

 mals, including dogs and pet 

 stock, as well as horses, cattle, 

 sheep and hogs, are subject to 

 disease. These are few — no 

 more than most animals are 

 liable to, but being virulent 

 (virus) are mostly contagious. 

 Distemper, foot rot and mange 

 are the worst. Swelled neck or 

 jaw, and insects, while they are 

 to be contended with, are not 

 so serious. Some claim that 

 "sweating'' is distemper in a 

 different form but whether a 

 different disease or only a different form, it will 

 receive mention a little further on. 



Although ferret diseases generally make their 

 appearance in mild form, remember that if not 

 attended to promptly, will not only result in 

 death to the one first afflicted but will spread to 

 others. Any and all sick should be removed sev- 

 eral hundred feet from the others if possible. 



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