Merry Ghristmas everyone! I had to wish everyone on here a very Merry
Christmas. I usually just lurk but I love to read the posts from all
you guys. Mostly it's a lot of fun, and that which is not fun, you just
read past. I've learned a lot on here through this past year. I've also
laughed a lot and cried a lot. Though I dont know anyone, I just know
you are all good people. I know that here in my heart, I just never get
to say it. besides who else would do all the things you do for these
sweet tiny creatures. But we all know they are well worth it!
I also had to talk to you guys about my latest Shakesperiaence.
Shakespeare is my crazy 3 month old ADD ferret. I tried to get my
vet, Dr. M, to give him some Ritalin but i guess they dont make it for
ferrets. We just have to learn to live with them! I have the 5-story
ferret mansion for my Shakespeare and my 9 month old Gracie Girl. About
3 weeks ago my Shakespeare had starting getting out of his cage in the
morning. Now I have had this happen before with my other ferrets and i
just put an extra clip on the doors so they can't get them open, but
Shakespeare thinks he is the great Houdini. When he gets out I find the
doors all shut and still locked! Nothing is open. We dont even hear him
come out! So I thought maybe he squeezes thru the side of the door, he
stretches the sides open just enough to get out. I went to Home Depot
the other day and bought some tiny heavy clips so he couldnt stretch
them open or bite them open. I was so proud of myself, I had figured
out the problem all by myself and fixed it all by myself. So, for 3
nites i had 3 clips on each of the doors; on the top of the doors and
on the sides. And, the last 3 nites....SUCCESS. Then this morning while
i'm getting ready to vacuum, who comes walking by me like this was how
it was suppose to be? Houdini... no, i mean, Shakespeare! I picked him
up and rreturned him to his cage only to find all the doors in place
and locked!! I checked the whole cage and can't find any way he gets
out. I thought maybe he just squeezed himself thru the bars, but he is
3 months old and already weighs 2 1/2 lbs and has big strong bones. I
dont think he could fit through them. None of my other 6 have ever been
able to and they were all smaller! So now, short of leaving a video
camera on him all nite and morning, I just dont know how to figure it
out! AND, and he gets out in seconds. I will check on him and within
a minute or 2 he's out and walking around like he belongs free and I
should be in the cage. This little Shakespeare will be the death of me
now! Remember, he's the one who got the empty toilet paper roll stuck
on his head and scared me to death. I just dont know what to think of
him, my little Houdini! He is a never-ending Shakesperience!!!
Well, thank-you all for your time and enjoy the holidays. May God
Bless!
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:56:18 -0500
From: Ferretwise <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Bloosom's Update - Ferret Wise "Soren"
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Hi Friends-
It's Blossom here!
"Hey what's all the fuss about????"
Oh Hi Jerimiah!!!! it is just a little crazy these days and I am
feeling left out! Mom keeps too busy these days.
First she was rescuing the old ferret and Soren.. so okay , I get to
compete with a show off littler feller for a while and by the way he
thinks he likes n bones too!!! So I have to share MORE.... SIGH!
Then if this isn't enough she and shelter Dad ended up spending a whole
day trying to help a lady who needed to fly her ferret from NH to AZ.
Seems she brought her ferret to a vet in town who did rabies vaccinate
it at age 8, but refused to give it a health cert so the woman was all
upset! The local vet ( not OUR vet) said the ferret had some low BG (
low 80's) and then refused to issue the health cert. even though he
knew the ferret had to leave the state by plane. Now at this time
shelter Dad was talking first to the lady ( who has a 13 mo old hooman
baby and the old ferret too) and then her Mom in CA called for help .
The lady was going to CA to visit Her Mom and could not take the ferret
there, so she had reservations to have the ferret fly to AZ and her
friend was going to pick him up. The human lady was gong to be living
in AZ and this was the only logical way to get the ferret there .
Anyway shelter Dad made some more calls and finally got to talk to our
Dr Winnie who made arrangements to examine the ferret if it could get
there now - so shelter Dad got this lady there. Later shelter Mom
talked to her on the phone and found out she needed to get an airline
accepted crate for shipping - so Shelter Mom brought her a top opening
hammies ( a christmas candy cane one) with polar fleece inside it to
give the ferret a comfortable warm ride and told her how to hang it in
the crate. She also got a chance to meet the ferret a big boy weighing
3 lbs named Weeze ( pronounce wee zee). He was a handsome heavy silver
mitt boy that Mom said should have no issues flying. Mom even said his
poops looked healthier than some of ours! After Mom left her she called
the Petco folks and told him to make sure the lady got appropriate
water bottle and food cups for the carrier and they said they would
make sure they had everything all set. Once that was set shelter Mom
was exchanging info with Maggie on the NY rescue ferrets and I think
her fingers just might wear out she has been typing so much!
SO we just think that we can settle down and more calls are coming in..
more folks who don't want there ferrets for the holidays.. so Mom had
to tell them the BEST way to find them a home. .
This is just so HARD for me to keep up with you know Jerimiah!?"
"Oh Blossom!, You sure do get those pretty silver neck hairs in a
flurry!" Teeheehee! Jest settle down Most of the busyness passes
quickly I am sure you can manage a day or two more.. after all think
of the splendid Holiday that is arriving! Momma will put up pretty
lights in the shelter room and everything! Jest wait and see!
Uh, okay Jerimah, I will try to calm down but I guess I feel so small
with such big doins here!
So then I guess I can jest tell all our friends that both Biscuit and
Nestle are hanging in for the Holiday.. Mom spects both of them to have
plenty of soup and cookies right along with the rest of us. And Boxes
have arrived and been sent off to several hospices for the special day
too! That is getting me soo excited! Austin said maybe we will get to
play snow ferret too! I never played that before!
And finally the furnace Man came and fixed the furnace up so there is
no more smelly air-- Mom was getting a little flustered about that-
she said there goes the turkey dinner-- but I sure won't miss it! :)
If anyone is still shopping Momma has the very LAST Scoozie ferrets on
ebay- also a Ferret Wise funhouse tent, some holiday hammies and more -
you can find them all listed at:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZcreativekolor
I hope everyone is getting as excited as me.... Oh boy oh boy!
Happy Ferretmas form Blossom, spokesferret at
www.ferretwise.org
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