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>From: Elizabeth <[log in to unmask]>
>I would just like to give a collective thanks to all who responded to my
>query about cats and ferrets being able to live in harmony. Happily, I
>got more positive responses than negative ones. However, I just spoke to
>the breeder today and she says she would not be able to not "worry" about
>the kitten living with the ferrets so has decided not to let me have him.
That's disappointing for sure. Please know (I'm sure you do) that there
are a lot of kittens out there who need homes, and you will eventually
find one.
Just as further reassurance, I got my second cat, Claude, when he was
about 9 weeks old, and I did let him play with my ferrets, supervised of
course, and he had no problems with them. He would chase and roll and
tumble around with them. At times I would even find him in their cage.
He would occasionally burrow under the afghans on my couch as if he were
a ferret. As he got older, he got less tolerant of their antics, but he
would just jump up on a table or chair and watch them. Unless you have
particularly aggressive ferrets, I don't think a 12 week old cat would
be in any danger. Cats are predators too (this breeder has apparently
forgotten that). If my ferrets got a little too rough, Claude would
just squawk and jump up on something to take a break. But he was soon
back down playing.
It all depends on the personalities of the individual cats and ferrets.
Good luck on your search for the right kitten.
Karen
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That You should lay down Your life
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I'd spend a lifetime wondering why
The beauty of heaven is here in my heart
And I know there can be no greater love
Than this
-- Rachel Lampa
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[Posted in FML issue 4546]
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