Ferret Surgery

Question
Is there any surgery i can get done to my ferret to make his stench go away? someone said i could get his oil glands taken out, does it work, is it a real surgery? I need something to get rid of his smell, so i won't have to get rid of him!

Answer
Hello,
thank you for your question. If you bought your ferret from a pet store, he has already been neutered and descented. This means their anal scent glands have been removed. But they have scent glands elsewhere as well, and though descenting takes care of a lot of their odor, it will never eliminate all of it. They have glands in their face, skin etc. There is nothing you can do to ELIMINATE the odor completely.
However, there are ways to GREATLY decrease it:

  The most important tip is to litter train your ferret. Their stool is the main cause of the odor. And scooping the litter pan every day will decrease the odor. ALSO, very important is what are you feeding them. Commercial Ferret foods have a lot of  "Fish oil" in them and cause the odor in their coat to be stronger, and their stools to be much heavier, and "fishy" smelling.
I feed my ferrets a POULTRY based holistic cat food,(I now recommed holistic, Nutro Natural is a good food) and then gave them a couple of drops of Ferretone every week. You will notice a big difference in their coat, it will become softer, not so oily, and their odor will be less.Also, frequent changing of bedding (Hammocks, etc) once a week, put a fresh Hammock up, and wash the bedding. and litter box will cut the odor considerably. Also, not bathing too much, which can cause excess oil production in the fur.
Hope this helps! :o)
amy