Bob a Hob?  I think not, as he did make a reference to not wanting to
under-go that V-hob procedure- I think- maybe I read wrong.  my eye-sight
is piss-poor without those over-40 reading glasses.  Also, he did mention
that he farted...um..poofed.  An MF ferret with those 2 blue tattoos are
neutered AND descented.  I fully believe that Bob HAS to be a great
quality "breeder" ferret, that cost quite a bit and has the blood-lines
to prove it.  I'm sure he has won may AFA championship classes, as well
as those specialty classes- And I bet he's won those Sable classes, where
the competition is REALLY heavy.  He'd beat out over 120 Sables on any
given day.  And even if he does has those 2 blue tattoos, heh, I've got
an old silver-mitt MF that was turned in from Animal Control- he whipped
the pants off the many ferrets at the Baltimore Ferret Shows- in 2001 &
2002- he was best in Mitt 2001, and THEN in 2002 he won Best in
Mitt/Mutt, where he had to compete against Mitts & mutts.And he was an
older guy- he's now a beautiful whited-out silver, who's lost his mitts
with old age.  He's still beautiful, though, with his big black nose and
big, liquid black eyes.  He's been our #1 Shelter Therapy ferret since
1999.
 
Back to the Heart-rendering, Heart -stick question about using gas with
rats... Ferrets take MUCH longer to gas or mask down- and they tend to
struggle and become vary alarmed- the one's I've seen have all
bottle-brushed and taken anywhere from 5-30 minutes to "relax".
 
When you've got a guy who's having a screaming seizure from Insulinoma,
or a blocked-bladder from a swollen prostate (adrenal) and he can't pee,
and he's backing up trying to pee every 4 minutes and squealing because
it hurts- and he's about 7 years old and has just been turned into our
shelter after he's blocked more times than I like to know-
 
Then I'm always gonna opt for our vet's s decision or quality of life and
method of euthanizing.  I trust our vet 150%.  We wouldn't have a shelter
without him.  Dr. Michael Zuccaro, Brook Run Animal Clinic, Richmond, VA.
The Richmond Times Dispatch did a great article on him in Feb.  2005, I
think.  Entitled "No creature left behind." Because he doesn't do it for
the money.  He does it for the animals.  All of them- exotic or other
wise.
 
And heh, Bob- I still don't care where you came from- or your musky-odor.
Hob smells have always turned me on.  Still do.
 
Dooks,
Marlene B.
[Posted in FML issue 4885]