To Georgette:
I had a similar situation happen with Binki.  Somehow he got his toenail
stuck and ripped it off.  I applied pressure to stop the bleeding, cleaned
it with peroxide, put some neosporin on it, and bandage it.  He was okay
after two days.  His toe nail healed and grew back within 2 months.
 
To David:
Binki also has a favorite stuffed animal that he sleeps with.  It is his
little pink bear.  At night time he curls up to it and hugs it.  It is an
adorable sight to see.  And in the morning, when I am making the bed, he
also makes his.  Part of him making his bed, includes tucking/covering his
bear under the covers.  Then he comes out to say good morning and to play
and eat.  Sometimes I find Binki tucked between my pillows.  He blends in
with the other stuffed animals and pillows that are already on the bed.
 
Games:
Binki loves to play chase the towel.  Anytime you have a bath towel, he
likes for you to lay it out on the floor and shake it up and down.  Then he
chases it, jumps on, does a dance, and then wants you to drag him from room
to room on this towel.  It is hilarious to see!
 
Declawing:
I do not agree with declawing a ferret.  Would you remove your own finger
nails and toe nails???  Well that is what you are doing to a ferret when
you do that.  I think that it is very painful and stressful for a fuzzie
to go through that.  They are not meant to be declawed.  Shame on all of
you who do this!!!
 
I just wanted everyone to know that Binki is not long for the world.  he
is very sick and today I noticed that he was bleeding from his nose.  He
is being attended to now, so there is no need to worry.  But I did want to
share with everyone something that Binki loved to do.  Every morning when
I would get ready for work, he would climb up the toilet and then hop on
to the sink, where in the sink bowl was a blanket for him and slow drips
of water from the faucet, so that he could get a drink.  When I would
put on my make-up, I would have to leave my make-up items out, because
Binki would pick up each item and put it back in to my make-up bag for me.
When he was finished, he would kiss me, and then go sleep in his room.
This was a morning ritual!
 
Sorry for the long message and thanks for listening!
 
Michele, Binki, and Buttons
[Posted in FML issue 1351]