speyed jills

[Danny123 1]

Had our 2 jills speyed today-1st time ive had ferrets speyed.

£110 for both-is that usual price?

Is there anything i need to look out for?

They both seem to be ok, a little slower than normal but thats not suprising. Both ate and theyve got plenty of fresh water and bedding.

Thanks

Danny.

[Kay 3,709]

Had our 2 jills speyed today-1st time ive had ferrets speyed.

£110 for both-is that usual price?

Is there anything i need to look out for?

They both seem to be ok, a little slower than normal but thats not suprising. Both ate and theyve got plenty of fresh water and bedding.

Thanks

Danny.

 

Yes sounds about average to me

[jultaylor1972 2]

Had our 2 jills speyed today-1st time ive had ferrets speyed.

£110 for both-is that usual price?

Is there anything i need to look out for?

They both seem to be ok, a little slower than normal but thats not suprising. Both ate and theyve got plenty of fresh water and bedding.

Thanks

Danny.

Thats about the same as I paid for two of mine, although Ive since heard that it was quite expensive compared to some places They were both absolutely fine within a couple of days, in fact one of them was completely back to normal the next day

[Guest Bigbob]

I would have got a hob snipped as i like working jills and if yours turn out cracking workers you could have borrowed a hob to mate them and get your own line or strain of ferrets

[para1 11]

Had our 2 jills speyed today-1st time ive had ferrets speyed.

£110 for both-is that usual price?

Is there anything i need to look out for?

They both seem to be ok, a little slower than normal but thats not suprising. Both ate and theyve got plenty of fresh water and bedding.

Thanks

Danny.

 

WHY

[Guest HARE]

Does speying jills, have any effect on their working ability and any side effects?

 

Thanks.

[Kay 3,709]

Does speying jills, have any effect on their working ability and any side effects?

 

Thanks.

 

Personally i dont think it does no, if you dont want to breed in the future its probably the best solution , but if you want to keep your options open then probably best to use a vasectomised hob

[Guest HARE]

Thanks for that.

I dont want to breed just for the sake of it, enough ferrets about i think.

My 2 jills, are nearly a year old and have worked a bit this past season and done well.

A freind, has 2 jills, that he has had for a few years and they have never been bred from, they seem fine.

But, when i was talking to a vet some weeks back, apparently, they can get some sort of bone problem, if left too long in heat?

So, i just want to be carefull about speying them.

[Kay 3,709]

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First year - during the first year of a jills life they do not go through many changes.

Second year - the breeding season for jills is from March until August. They will come into season the year after they were born from March onwards. The vulva enlarges and peaks at 30 days. The jill is in 'oestrus'. Jills are 'induced ovulators' which means that if they are not mated she will remain in season. This can have serious even fatal consequences. She is liable to infection due to the enlarged vulva and due to the continued production of estrogen in her body can lead to bone marrow depression which leads to a form of anaemia (aplastic anaemia). She will have a slight musky odour during her season. It is imperative that jills are not left in season.

[Guest HARE]

Thanks Kay for that. That is exactly what the vet mentioned to me about the bone marrow problem.

[Kay 3,709]

Thanks Kay for that. That is exactly what the vet mentioned to me about the bone marrow problem.

 

What i find amazing is the only drug licensed for ferrets is the stuff ''Proligestone'' which is the jill jab you would think there would be more stuff now as ferrets now pretty popular , but i think if you find a good ferret ''savvy'' vet hang on to them, some wont be so watch who you use & get reccomendations from others on here

[Guest HARE]

Thanks Kay, once more, very helpfull advice.