| Taking care of pets is much like being a parent. Some | | | | pancreas. |
| people think it's weird to compare these two things. | | | | Some of you might have first guessed this had |
| These are obviously the people who has never | | | | something to do with insulin. Well, you're right! Your little |
| experienced the joy of taking care of such loving | | | | furry friends have extremely sensitive metabolism of |
| creatures. | | | | blood sugar. |
| As part of being a pet parent, you want to know the | | | | Obviously, this is a dietary problem. Too much |
| important things: what they want to eat, where they | | | | carbohydrates can cause a ferret's pancreas to |
| can play, what vaccines they need and why they get | | | | produce higher levels of insulin. And this is their natural |
| sick. And for ferrets, there are many diseases that | | | | response to the high level of glucose or sugar in their |
| they can get too. | | | | blood stream. |
| The average life span of a ferret is at most t eight | | | | Now, another thing you should be careful about is |
| years. But of course, this depends on a number of | | | | making sure that your ferrets stay hydrated. They |
| things. | | | | need water a lot so make sure they have easy |
| Now, I'm sure you're interested to know what the most | | | | access to that. This goes with their food too. |
| common diseases ferrets can get. That's wise. As | | | | You have to be sure that their food aren't too dry. |
| they say, prevention is always better than to cure. | | | | Many ferret owner even microwave or add a little |
| Let's start with Insulinoma. | | | | water to their food to make them soft. |
| This one has actually reached "epidemic proportions" | | | | Another health issue you need to know is that ferrets |
| with ferrets. Which means that it is a very common | | | | are unable to digest fiber. So unless you want to |
| illness. So what is it? | | | | scoop (if you can!) soft, running mucous bowels, well, |
| Insulinoma is a cancer of the cells in a ferret's | | | | be careful with the food you give them. |