What are cataracts?

You can tell if someone, a ferret, a cat or a dog has cataracts by looking at their eyes. Cataracts are like clouds on the surface of the eye and reduce the light that the eye takes in. When humans have cataracts, they can be removed. My grandmother had her cataracts removed, as did my father-in-law.

Cataracts can be grouped into three categories.

Age related-occur in senior stallions. Many ferrets seem to develop cataracts as they age.

Congenital-they have a genetic basis and young ferrets can have them.

Induced trauma-happen after an accident.

Whatever the cause, the end result is vision loss.

Cataracts are common in older ferrets and cause blindness. What should you do about it?

However, ferrets are not human. They are much smaller. His eyes are smaller. Eye surgery is risky in stallions. I love my studs, but I honestly can’t imagine having cataract surgery, even for a baby. Why?

Again, stallions are not human. For most humans, sight is the primary sense. Our lives tend to be built and organized around our sight. We walk around the house using our sight. We read books using our sight. We choose our food by how it looks. Ferrets, on the other hand, use their noses more. Stallions sniff out everything.

I have a blind ferret. He has thick cataracts in both eyes. He moves around the house well. There are some simple rules to follow if you have a blind ferret.

Rules for blind tags

Try not to move the furniture too much. If you’re busy chasing a cat and someone moved the couch, you might throw your face at them.

Consider your cleaning agents. It’s important to keep the ferret’s area clean, but consider your cleaning agents carefully. I like water and a bit of dishwashing liquid. It doesn’t stink. Pine Sol, on the other hand, has a very strong smell that takes a long time to wear off. It covers my nose. I am a sight-based human and strong odors bother me. Imagine being a ferret based on scents.

scent trails. Some people use scent trails in their homes. I do not. My blind ferret has not shown the slightest need. Basically, you would lightly put one scent on the floor against one wall and another scent on the floor against another wall. You have to be consistent with which wall gets which.