Some ferret breeding facilities spay or neuter their ferrets before putting them up for sale. There are a number of reasons why a ferret should be “fixed.” With female ferrets, spaying helps prevent mammary cancer, uterine infections, uterine cancer, ovarian cysts. With males, prostate cancer and testicular cancer can be avoided. Female ferrets can become […]
Ruth tells us that Bracken’s osteosarcoma was misdiagnosed for months. Unwilling to give up when diagnosis was finally made, Ruth pursued treatment. Bracken’s leg and hip were amputated and she had 4 chemotherapy rounds with carboplatin, the drug of choice. Miraculously, the cancer never returned. Bracken survived over 7 years after amputation and chemotherapy under […]
