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Post by Sherry on May 2, 2011 9:12:27 GMT -5
Good point! And if there are more oils there, it makes sense that any dirt will "stick" more.
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Post by angelfish on May 2, 2011 11:44:13 GMT -5
Dog's feet smelly corn-chippy too. I read somewhere that it's from the bacteria that naturally grows on their pads.
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Post by crazylady on May 2, 2011 17:48:05 GMT -5
Hi sherry often they produce more oils during breeding season and it simply sticks to the feet ( some of my whole stinky males even get what I call sweat balls lol ( it looks like small balls of gunky brownish wax stuck on the hair shafts lol ) if they get these wet the result is a dirty brownish tinge to where ever got wet lol I am not into bathing but if you gently rub a little soapy cloth over his feet you will probably see a yellow/brown colour appear on the cloth you got yourself a sexed up baby lol take care bye for now
crazy lady
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Post by Sherry on May 2, 2011 19:53:29 GMT -5
A sexed up NEUTERED baby ;D And yes, I've already done that, and yes, the colour comes off  I'm pretty sure it had to do with his adrenal disease. |
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Post by shooper on Jun 7, 2011 10:47:56 GMT -5
Back to the ear cleanning...I have a question. Rowdy tries to get away from me if I even try to look in his ears!! How do I clean them when he doesn't want me near them?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 10:56:14 GMT -5
Does he have a buddy? Try putting some oil in his ears and let a friend lick them clean.
Other options:
1) scruff and clean
2) distract with oil and clean
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Post by Sherry on Jun 7, 2011 19:32:19 GMT -5
I always wind up scruffing and cleaning. Only thing that seems to work.
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Post by shooper on Jun 8, 2011 21:29:09 GMT -5
I've never scruffed a ferret...like you would a cat? Will he hate me for it  |
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Post by Sherry on Jun 8, 2011 21:44:57 GMT -5
Here's a video with showing how to do a good scruff:
And no, he won't hate you for it! I get mine used to scruffing on a regular basis, because this is what the vet will do during an examination.
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Post by shooper on Jun 9, 2011 11:21:23 GMT -5
I scruffed, he wiggled, I rescruffed and tried to clean, he tried to get away, I struggled to clean.....ended up using the "burrito" on him. Only his little head was sticking out and that was a little better. His ears were really dirty (rusty color), but I didn't over do it since this was probably his 1st time. I'll work on them a little more tonight! Hopefully, we can make this part of our routine and it will get better! Thanks for the advice!
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Post by Sherry on Jun 9, 2011 14:00:20 GMT -5
It doesn't hurt to "practice" scruffing at other times either. Just make sue to treat afterwards. One of our little ones couldn't even be scruffed enough for a vet visit. She'd scream and panic. So we'd scruff lightly, then give a treat.
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