In reply to Denise, Rocko's roommate, who wrote:
 
> Rocko doesn't make a "dook" sound when he's happy/excited; he makes a
> "kih" sort of sound, like a repeated, short hiss.
 
For our pair, the "dook" ranges between sort of a back-of-the-throat
"urt-urt" and a kind of burbling chuckle.  I guess Rocko does indeed
have an accent. :)
 
> Finally, I read in my latest ferret book that ferrets can't cough up
> hairballs like cats can, but my little carpet shark has done something
> like that twice - is he just gifted? :)
 
Ferrets don't so much deliberately cough up hairballs as gag when
swallowed hair tickles the backs of their throats.  That sometimes
brings up clumps of hair and a bit of greenish foam.  Intestinal
blockage can be a problem, and regular doses of Laxatone or Petromalt
can help prevent it.  (Also see the FAQ. :-)
 
- Pam in Rochester, NY  ([log in to unmask])
friend to Pixxel and Rusty the torpedoferrets
Ferret FAQ 1.2: rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/pet-ferret-faq/general
 
[Posted in FML issue 0867]