'Last Monday I had two ferrets on my ops list. For some vets, this might be cause for consternation. Ferrets are quirky creatures. Yes, they are smelly and occasionally unpredictable. But I am a ferret fan. I’ve loved them since I was small boy'
“Why would a ferret need a vasectomy?” I hear you ask. The answer lies in the peculiar reproductive cycle of the female of the species. Female ferrets, called jills, are induced ovulators. This means they only ovulate after they have been mated. It’s a great way to increase the chances of becoming pregnant and, in ferret circles at least, an evolutionary advantage. The downside for the jill is that the persistent state of oestrus leads to prolonged periods of high oestrogen.
It was a job for an extra powerful pair of glasses because the vas deferens, which needed to be identified, ligated and transected, is about 1 mm wide. The vas deferens is the pale pink tube which takes sperm from the testicle to the penis, and thence to the female. Finding the tube- one coming from each testicle- was as difficult as it sounds.
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