Well, in Edinburgh today they are toasting Hilbert's fourth birthday.
It seems their department tradition demands an unusual excuse to enjoy
this annual relaxing celebration. One of the students saw Hilbert's
birthday mentioned on Tingilinde, so today, with wonderful brogues,
Hilbert the Ferret was mightily remembered and cheered on his birthday
as pints were downed.
Yes, Hilbert IS named after the mathematician:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hilbert
Photo of our Hilbert (the ferret) below (back when we had the old cage)
with Wizzy helping him. (Hilbert had some serious congenital health
problems which cumulated in bilateral hydronephrosis and urethal
blockage -- with acute kidney damage that took a year to bounce back
from decently, and he will always be delicate.)
http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2006/12/happy_birthday_.html
Sukie (not a vet)
Current FHL address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth
People can join there or can send a blank mail to the automated
joining address:
[log in to unmask]
and then follow the directions.
(The second is recommended for those having problems with Yahoogroups
web settings, and afterward send a blank mail from your subscribed
address to
[log in to unmask]
to get the digest instead of individual mails. )
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/http://www.ferretcongress.org/
[Posted in FML 5459]
