Post by Blue on Aug 22, 2018 9:45:33 GMT -5
I'm so sorry about Finley. I want to let you know that you absolutely did the right thing. It is the last kindness, the last gift we can give our pets, to let them go when they are suffering instead of making them stay for us. Hemophilia is not something anyone can recover from (and it's unusual! I've never heard of it in a ferret). I'm glad you were sensitive to Pretzel's grieving and that you've done so much to help her.
Oliver might have Waardenburg syndrome, but I wouldn't assume that necessarily means problems. Ferrets are very luck of the draw. You could have a Marshall's Waardie that lives to a ripe old age, or a breeder ferret that has problems despite all the care that went into them. I know it's hard, but try not to worry too much about it. Just focus on how much Pretzel is enjoying her new friend and how you have helped her. It's OK if you don't bond right away. Oliver sounds very happy in his new household, and you are a great ferrent.
Oliver might have Waardenburg syndrome, but I wouldn't assume that necessarily means problems. Ferrets are very luck of the draw. You could have a Marshall's Waardie that lives to a ripe old age, or a breeder ferret that has problems despite all the care that went into them. I know it's hard, but try not to worry too much about it. Just focus on how much Pretzel is enjoying her new friend and how you have helped her. It's OK if you don't bond right away. Oliver sounds very happy in his new household, and you are a great ferrent.
Finley 
Losing one so young is horrid. But I'd not worry overly about your blaze(or even panda had you got him). As for getting various cancers it's the luck of the draw. Yes, a raw diet can reduce/almost eliminate insulinoma. Yes, keeping intact and in natural lighting cycles can reduce/eliminate adrenal. But that's about all the impact we have. Fingers crossed all your little ones live to nice ripe old ages.
