QUESTION:
I have a hunting ferret who is in heat for six or seven weeks what should i do? Is to late to get her spayed or will I be able to do it the next time she comes in heat and do you have to do it every year or just once?

ANSWER:
If your ferret is in heat it most likely will be too late to spay her, but you really need to get her to a vet as soon as possible to get ger a hormone shot to take her out of heat! Ferrets do not go out of heat unless they are given the shot or bred with a male ferret. if you do nothing she will most likely die, as she will develop asplastic anemia (if she hasn't already) from being in a prolonged state of estrus.