Lost Ferret

[bill88 6]

My son's vasectomised hob went missing wednesday night, after the hutch was blown over in the wind.I have just taken him to collect it after discovering it was at the local ferret rescue centre.The hob now has no f*****g nuts as they castrate all hobs as soon as they are brought in. I dont hold the rescue centre responsible,but what sort of quack vet would castrate a ferret that has been vasectomised,the scar from the op was still clearly visible.We now have a hob that cannot service my jills,and i had to pay £22 to get him back I think its time that vets were made answerable to the public,as i think neutering is now hitting epidemic numbers,im sure they would love to have nearly every animal done save for some that could be used top breed the next lot of customers.Sorry for my rant,i was at a funeral all day yesterday,woke up with the mother of all hangovers and now this f*****g carry on.

[Malt 379]

My son's vasectomised hob went missing wednesday night, after the hutch was blown over in the wind.I have just taken him to collect it after discovering it was at the local ferret rescue centre.The hob now has no f*****g nuts as they castrate all hobs as soon as they are brought in. I dont hold the rescue centre responsible,but what sort of quack vet would castrate a ferret that has been vasectomised,the scar from the op was still clearly visible.We now have a hob that cannot service my jills,and i had to pay £22 to get him back I think its time that vets were made answerable to the public,as i think neutering is now hitting epidemic numbers,im sure they would love to have nearly every animal done save for some that could be used top breed the next lot of customers.Sorry for my rant,i was at a funeral all day yesterday,woke up with the mother of all hangovers and now this f*****g carry on.

That's shocking that Bill, they should be paying you money in the way of compensation, rather than you giving them money. What right have they got to castrate ANY animal without the owners consent? Fair enough had the animal been there for weeks, and they were looking to rehome it. They wouldn't do that to a pedigree dog, so why do that to your ferret? I'd be on the phone demanding that they paid for a vasectomy on a new hob. F**king cheeky b*****ds.

[Kilmousk 0]

I thought they had to wait for 7 days before performing non-emergency procedures? In that vein it is totally the rescue centres fault. I understand that a rescue centre would want to castrate (harmonious living with other males, smell reduction, rehoming poicy etc etc) but a well run centre should know to wait the statuatory claim time. I take it is a registered charity? (not that it makes a difference).

The vets however would be working on their clients request and as there is no medical reason not to castrate over and above the vasectomy I dont see why they wouldnt do it. I hope they thought it was 7 days plus since found though.

[sue 1]

my god they must be stupid ,as you said you can see his scar i would want them to compensate me

[MikeTheDog 153]

Go see your solicitor!

[jultaylor1972 2]

Oh dear Whilst I'm sure the ferret rescue had the best interest of the hob in mind I think they should have waited for at least a week before doing something as drastic as that What was their rationale for acting so fast?

[stubby 175]

I was always led to belive, that they had to give it two weeks to see if an owner came forward, then if not, do there things for re-homing, I'd get on the phone to them, and just say to the manager that your putting it in the hands of your solicitor, see if they say anything

[Kilmousk 0]

Think its 7 day for pets, 14 days for livestock but not had a chance to look properly.

[T78 4]

i know the arsepca have to wait 28 days before rehoming(and the dog warden has to wait 8 before passing it on to them)m i know this cos my mate lost a terrier in middle of jan. afer informing the rspca and dog warden etc,he saw it being walked in the street bt an old lady THREE WK after he lost it!!!also minus its nuts.......... the story is still unresolved as he HAS gone to his solicitor...

[bill88 6]

The rescue centre is basically the garden of a semi detached house,not some bespoke rescue centre in a prime location.The woman was very apologetic and explained that over the last year only two owners had come forward to collect there ferrets.I've been mulling it over all day and to be honest i'm now about to blow.I really don't want the woman getting any flack as she seemed very genuine,and believe it or not worked her own ferrets,but i'm still stunned that they castrated my hob after less than 24 hours I now have to make arrangements to find and use the services of another vasectomised hob,or have my jills jabbed,which i really dont want done.Even if i get compensated for the cost of having another hob done,where do i find a well bred working hob at this time of year

[Guest craftycarper]

don't matter if its a back garden run rescue or not, most are. Its well out of order what they did, and i would demand a replacement and seek advice, are they registered, do they take donations and attend shows etc, in my opinion they acted too quickly

[Kilmousk 0]

My friend found a lurcher late last year and was told that if she homed the dog within her property (ie not with in a registered rescue facilty) it had to be advertised as found and its location given to the relevant authoritities so the owners had the best chance of its return. As it wasnt in a rescue facility she had to give 28 days not 7 days before claimining ownership.

This woman who had your ferret would proberly have more success returning lost animals by putting her time and money and energy into advertising their presence. A found animal should be kept seperate from others anyway so whether it is speyed, vasectomised or castrated shouldnt be an issue. Surely if the scar was visable it is obvious that it is from a responsible home.

I wouldnt let this lie.