When we love our pets we want to do our very best to ensure their health and wellbeing. Therefore it is important to be certain we can meet the costs of veterinary examination and treatment which often proves expensive. So it is a good idea to be sure that when your ferret is sick or injured you will not have to worry about the cost of treatment.

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) have produced an excellent guide which outlines a standard of care for all animals to ensure that certain requirements are met. To download the DEFRA document entitled 'Duty To Care' - click here

These include:-

• for a suitable environment (place to live)
• for a suitable diet
• to exhibit normal behaviour patterns
• to be housed with or apart from other animals (if applicable)
• to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease.

It is the last of these requirements that most people don't plan for and therefore can find themselves in a situation often facing large veterinary bills when their ferret needs medical treatment. But FERT wishes to highlight that there is a provision that can be made by taking out adequate pet insurance with a reputable company to assist with vet bills should they arise.

FERT has associated itself with ExoticDirect to make it easy for the ferret community to find this insurance for as little as £1.60 per week. This offers excellent peace of mind to ferret owners and also ensures that you have the ability to ensure you are able to meet veterinary bills for your ferret (subject to assessment) should this happen in the future.

By clicking on this link or the logo in this article you can get a quote for your ferret(s) and take immediate action to ensure your ferrets welfare is protected. It is your duty of care.