DISEASES OF FERRETS. 200 



Unless receiving treatment a scab forms wliicli 

 will extend over the entire head and body. A 

 simple remedy is to wash with fine (goodf soap 

 and warm water, then apply turpentine. Tliis 

 treatment daily, a few times, is usually sufficient. 

 Sleeping or lying in wet or filthy nests is largely 

 the cause. 



A raiser, who at times has thousands of 

 young ferrets, in alluding to this malady, which 

 others call mange or scurvy, says that in plain 

 words it is foot rot and the disease is usually 

 caused by filth or damp pens. The first you will 

 notice will be scabs on the tail, extending in some 

 cases over the entire body. Cases of this char- 

 acter, if not taken care of, extend to the feet, 

 then take longer to cure. A good cure is made 

 by taking fresh lard, mix with sulphur, thin 

 with turpentine, then add a few drops of carbolic 

 acid. Rub this mixture on the affected parts 

 once a day until they are cleaned off. Now clean 

 the pens and give fresh bedding, take a little 

 better caye of your ferrets and you will have no 

 further trouble. 



Another party who has been in the business 

 for a good many years says : "Sometimes it will 

 be noticed among ferrets that their fur does not 

 look clean and bright. On close examination it 

 will be seen that the skin is red and is throwing 



