Ferrets Weasels and Badgers

Wolverines are slower than most other mustelids, they can run up to 16 mph.

It can run 55 mph.

North American badgers are found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico and central Canada. They range from the Great Lakes states west to Pacific Coast, and from Canadian Prairie Provinces, south to Mexican Plateau. American badgers range from the Great Lakes states west to Pacific Coast, and from Canadian Prairie Provinces, south to Mexican Plateau. Badgers live in North America and Canada in Saskatchewan. In North America they live in Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and some parts out west. In the US west of Mississippi like Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Mississippi maybe Louisiana Badgers live together in large extensive system of underground tunnels or catacombs and nesting chambers called "setts", that are huge tunnel systems, in some cases, actually centuries old.

== == Badgers live in America, Europe and Asia. Geographic range - across Europe and Asia, bounded by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (including Japan) and by the latitudes 60 and 35 degrees (also running south along the Asian Pacific coast through Vietnam). Badgers live in many counties of the UK. They like to live in banks where the soil is loose so that they can easily excavate their homes. North American badgers are found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico and central Canada. They range from the Great Lakes states west to Pacific Coast, and from Canadian Prairie Provinces, south to Mexican Plateau. In the US west of Mississippi like Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Mississippi maybe Louisiana Am not sure of the full range of countries Badgers live in but I know they are found in Great Britain, Ireland America and parts of Asia

It is possible for ferrets to be infected for years with ADV before any clinical signs are observed.

Aleutian disease virus is a highly contagious parvovirus that can easily spread through feces, urine, saliva and other body fluids eventually causing death in ferrets, but it also lie dormant in dried urine or on an owner's clothes and shoes for up to two years. Humans can spread ADV through casual contact with multiple ferrets from from ferret shows and shelters. ADV positive ferrets should be isolated as suspected carriers of the disease and should not be taken to places where they may come in contact with other ferrets. They also should not be allowed to run on floors or other areas where uninfected ferrets or their owners may come in contact with residual traces of the virus from the infected animals.

Ferrets may contract the virus but never develop clinical signs of ADV. An ADV positive ferret, that appears clinically normal, has the potential to shed the virus at anytime.There is no accurate way of determining if or when a ferret that has been exposed to ADV will develop disease. No prediction can be made as to the severity or type of clinical signs that may be manifested. It is important to note that historically the majority of ferrets that have been exposed to ADV never developed obvious clinical signs of the disease. Some ferrets may be carriers of the virus for years before developing clinical signs. Some ferrets may even revert to a "negative" ADV status based on blood testing after a period of time. 10 It is wrong to make the assumption that a clinically normal ferret that is positive on testing for ADV will automatically die from this disease at some time. Source: veterinarypartner.com

The Aleutian disease virus lays dormant in ferrets until stress or injury allows it to surface. While the parvovirus itself causes little or no harm to the ferret host, the large number of antibodies produced in response to the presence of the virus results in a systemic vasculitis, resulting in eventual renal failure, bone marrow suppression and death. The symptoms are chronic, progressive weight loss, lethargy, hepatomegaly and/or enlarged spleen, anemia, rear leg weakness, seizures and black tarry stool. Once symptoms show themselves, the disease progresses rapidly, usually to death within a few months.

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When a ferret has a blockage, its poop will usually be thin, or non existent. Diarrhea is probably a sign of an upset stomach one cause is by changing food to rapidly. Make sure your ferret drinks lots of fluids and continues pooping. Any time a ferret has diarrhea, it needs immediate attention, if it continues after one day, take him to the VETERINARIAN IMMEDIATELY. Ferrets go downhill rapidly and can die within a few days. Nutritional Diarrhea in ferrets - Changing your ferrets food can cause mild diarrhea because their short intestinal tract is very sensitive to changes in diet. Anytime you change a ferret diet, it should be done gradually to avoid upset stomach. Diarrhea in ferrets can be dangerous because loss of fluids can cause dehydration. It is important that your ferret have water available at all times. If a ferret is given a food that causes diarrhea for several days consecutively, dehydration might result, and the stress might induce a secondary infectious diarrhea disease.

Diarrhea is a symptom and not a disease, it is indicative of a problem which may be serious or minor.

Infectious diarrhea in ferrets can be caused by

* Parasites * Bacteria * Viruses There are also other miscellaneous causes of diarrhea in ferrets such as cancers, two or more diseases present, stress. If diarrhea persists, seek veterinarian advise.