20G FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



Treatment varies owing to how far tlie dis- 

 ease lias advanced. The most successful and 

 prosperous horse, cattle, sheep or swine raiser 

 watches his stock closely. The same applies to 

 the ferret raiser. If discovered and taken in 

 hand early, washing in soft soap and water will 

 probably remove the scabby formation, which is 

 all that is necessary. Now wash the feet with 

 water only and then apply a mixture of equal 

 parts of turpentine and powdered sulphur. If 

 this does no good, in a few days, or the disease 

 is getting worse, then the following treatment 

 should be used: Apply turpentine twice daily 

 for three, four or five days; then petroleum 

 ( lamp oil ) once a day for two or three days ; then 

 wash their feet with soap and water as the object 

 is to get the scabs off. If the scabs do not come 

 off after a week from first application of turpen- 

 tine, it is best that they be removed. Some still 

 appl}^ turpentine and lamp oil after scabs come 

 off. Others wash daily in a strong solution of 

 sulphur and copper, followed by an application 

 of vaseline until completely cured. 



A Western breeder and raiser who has been 

 quite successful, comments upon this disease as 

 follows : "If the pens or boxes in which ferrets 

 are confined are not kept free from dampness 

 and filth, the ferrets will become affected with a 



