| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 39.1 | Change of diet? | IJSAPL::SCHLEY | Anne Schley, Utrecht, Holland | Mon Sep 21 1987 08:20 | 19 |
| 39.2 | my 2 cents worth (or would it be 2 pence :-) ) | MIST::NELSON | | Mon Sep 21 1987 17:09 | 13 |
| 39.3 | WOT no Linatone | RDGE00::GWILLIAM | It's life Jim, but not as we know it | Tue Sep 22 1987 08:09 | 11 |
| 39.4 | no need for winter woolies | RDGE00::GWILLIAM | It's life Jim, but not as we know it | Mon Sep 28 1987 11:12 | 18 |
| 39.5 | Fur/Hair/Coat/Shedding | MTBLUE::BARNABY_GALE | | Wed Sep 30 1987 00:03 | 3 |
| 39.6 | | CUPMK::T_THEO | What do you know for sure? | Tue Jun 01 1993 13:55 | 8 |
| 39.7 | | CUPMK::T_THEO | Look Twice, Save a Life | Mon Nov 01 1993 10:53 | 11 |
| 39.8 | Hair loss under a harness... | IAMNRA::SULLIVAN | IdreamedIsawJoeHilllastnight | Sat Feb 08 1997 16:54 | 30 |
| This is the closest topic I found for this question:
My sable had a nylon "H" harness on her and I left it on, like a collar
on a dog. I made sure it was not too tight - space for a finger to easily
slip between the loops and her body. I came home the other night and
she was wheezing and clearly not well. I was worried that the harness
might be interfering with her breathing so I removed it.
What I saw then upset me greatly. Her fur under the front loop of her
harness was gone and the skin looked tender. I left the collar off and
went to an appointment.
When I got home several hours later I was scared that she would be worse,
but to my delight she was happy and wanted to play. She has continued to
recover in the last 3 days, but I am still worried on what the harness
might have done to her. Was it an allergy? Was it something I should have
known about?
I do have to say she seems much happier overall without the harness than
with. I used it to have a bell on her, but I think that upset her too. I
know than when I gave her chineese worry balls [the kind you roll in your
hand] with little bells in them she chased them and hissed at them but
would not play with them. Maybe the constant ring-ring-ring was making
her crazy!
Anyway, any advise would be appreciated as I'm a fairly new ferret owner
and still have lots to learn.
Thanks,
-Stephanie
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| 39.9 | Hair loss reversed... | IAMNRA::SULLIVAN | IdreamedIsawJoeHilllastnight | Mon Feb 17 1997 17:09 | 7 |
| Sable is quickly regrowing her hair and is much happier without the
harness and bell. Now, when she hears the kind of bell she had on her
harness she hisses. I am not sure if the harness bothered her more or
if it was the bell that annoyed her so.
Thanks,
-Stephanie
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| 39.10 | "H" harness | ZKOS31::GARCIA | | Tue Apr 08 1997 00:14 | 13 |
| I had the same problem with the "H" harness. They are very good to
secure them but i found that the material is to rough to have on
constantly . The rubbing "as they roll over and rub on their backs"
starts to some how wear off the hair. Mandy was not to happy when i
introduced her to the bell, but by day 2 she didn't even seem to notice
it. I got her a ferret collar from the catolog "pink- of course", i
always take it off when i put her in bed for the night. In the morning
as soon as she hears the bell she's up and at it. I now only use the
"H" harness when i take her outside.
Hope this helps you a bit , Stephanie.
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| 39.11 | | IAMNRA::SULLIVAN | IdreamedIsawJoeHilllastnight | Tue Apr 08 1997 09:55 | 9 |
| I have pretty much given up on the harness and also only use it outside
or extreme circumstances [visiting friends, for instance].
I was very worried when I first saw how sable's fur and fallen out where
the harness was, but now it's grown back well and she is much much much
happier without the bell. I though she had become used to it, but I think
I was wrong and she just learned to tolerate it.
-Stephanie
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