Last message, honest! (I'm not doing much to diminish length today, sorry)
In defense of BIG who apparently wasn't around to catch the comment, when he
said `I don't think aspirin's a problem here' I feel confident what he meant
was that it wasn't a problem *in pepto-bismal* i.e., there's none in there.
I really don't think he meant it wasn't a problem in general.
[Moderator's note: Thanks, Laura, but I actually did mean that I don't think
aspirin is toxic to ferrets, as someone remarked. They are sensitive to it, I
believe, but it *can* be useful in the proper dosages, no? BIG]
As the worst offender in the length of today's issue, I'd like to comment on
it. Believe it or not, I do what I can to make my comments short, and I'm
sure most do. But when important issues are being discussed, it's tough. I
think some of the suggestions mentioned are great, but USENET is almost
certainly not the answer. Consideration, however, is. I think the best
suggestion was good subject headings, which is what I tried to do today, and
will continue in the future. But really, I don't think it's that tough to
scan the issues for what we're interested in. For instance, although many
may get tired of repetitive medical cases, sometime there are intricacies I
as a vet student am interested in, particularly in the doctors' replies --
for me this is a valuable learning tool and if the doctors started replying
only personally I would lose that. True I could go to a vet board for that,
but to be honest they're no where near as fun to read, and certainly not as
ferret-specific. I'm sure the same sort of situation exists for others who
are interested in other topics. This list *is* getting big, and the issues
longer, but since that means so many more viewpoints from so many more ferret
lovers, I really don't see how that can be anything but good. Certainly well
worth the time it takes to scan for the stuff I'm interested in!
Okay, I'm done now! :)
Laura
[Posted in FML issue 1155]
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