Pets that are ignored by their owners usually are at risk of acquiring disease. It's true that these pets' ancestors were captured from the wild and have been domesticated. Most people get the wrong idea about these domesticated animals that they conclude that these pets still have some of that wild blood on them and have different immune systems compare to any other animals. Most animals that can take care of themselves pretty well in the wild are susceptible to disease too. Domesticated animals are at risk too. So, if you're keeping a ferret, better keep an eye on it for signs and symptoms. Otherwise, everything will be worthless if you act late on it.

It is recommended to give your ferrets a shot of vaccine right after you choose them. Take your pets to a veterinarian for health check up even though they are more likely to be healthy. Your ferrets are prone to any diseases and some of them are fatal. Here's a list of diseases you ferret can acquire.

Aleutian Disease: Ferrets are prone to this disease since they belong to weasel family – Aleutian disease is parvovirus for weasels. Parvovirus in ferrets is the same with dogs – if you know of them. Aleutian disease can cost even the life of your ferret. Normally, your ferrets will seem healthy, become weak for the next few hours and gone after a day.    This disease is highly contagious that you should keep your uninfected ferret from coming into contact with infected ferret or even anything that was contaminated by the virus. For their canine counterparts, puppies are more prone to this. For ferrets, parvovirus can stay dormant for two years.

Insulinoma: It greatly affects your ferret's pancreas. This can cause an increase of insulin levels and dropping of blood sugar. Insulinoma (diabetes' opposite) is more common to ferrets although they are also prone to diabetes. Go take your ferrets to a veterinarian if your ferret's blood sugar drops for longer period of time. Two-year old ferrets are more prone to this, so get some diagnosis as soon as possible.

Blockage in the Intestines: Ferrets' intestine is small as it mirrors their size. Ferrets love eating meat and there is nothing else they should be munching on aside from it. They love to chew on things that they even munch plastics and rubbers; so don't provide them any of these. These are the things that if swallowed by your ferrets can cause them intestinal blockage and other health issues. This can be usually removed through surgery so, save yourself from making this mistake.

These are a few of the potential ferret diseases out there. Caring for them is not simply giving them a nice home, time for play, time for exercise and lost of treats. Caring for them simply means keeping them safe and sound with some kind of unconditional love.