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Date: | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:22:48 -0800 |
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Hello all. I ve been MIA for awhile. I started a new job and through
the holidays life has been hectic. I hope you all had a safe and happy
holiday season. We were blessed with a nice quiet holiday.
I wanted to give everyone an update on Merry, my little sable girl with
lymphoma. She was diagnosed in June 02 and had surgery to have a mass
removed from her intestine. Merry is currently having chemo and has
been doing well, even eating on her own and playing with the others.
Unfortunately we ve had a small set back. Merry lost an ounce, isn t
very active and has stopped eating her kibble as of a week ago. I am
hand feeding her again and that seems to make her happy I just hope she s
not in a lot of pain. I can always tell if she s not feeling good, but
how do you know if they are experiencing pain? Does anyone know how to
gage whether or not she s hurting?
A note on the ferret photography
I find I get the best pictures when I first let my three ferts out of
the cage. They are usually so into what they are doing that they don t
notice me sneaking up and clicking away. When you have your camera
ready, wait until your fert is immersed in his/her wrestling match,
or digging the carpet, etc. Once they are in the same place for a
nanosecond, take your pictures. Don t try to wait for the perfect shot,
most of the time they move before the click anyway. I ve got some wild
action shots of Zira and Pippin locked in battle. They usually don t
even notice I m there. I have a digital camera so it s easy enough to
just delete the bad pictures and start over. Another thing I ve tried is
ferret napping an unsuspecting sleeping fert and putting them all in a
pile on the couch. As they start waking up and stretching, I m snapping
pictures like crazy. I get some really cute ones that way. Good luck!
If anyone needs a professional model, Merry is a total ham and w ill pose
for the camera all day (if you can keep her nose out of the lens)!!!
It s good to back on the list. I m looking forward to the next card
exchange I ve got something cool planned!
Trish ~ Merry, Pippin & Zira
[Posted in FML issue 4022]
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