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To: "Troy Lynn Eckart" <[log in to unmask]>
From: Charlene Lowe <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Long time no e-mail...
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 10:55:41 -0600
Hi tle,
I wanted to send a note to tell you that Sidney is 100% integrated as of a
few weeks ago and he has full run of the place like all of the other
monsters. It was a long journey to where we're at now but you wouldn't
believe how happy we are at how everything has turned out. Remember
several months ago the day that joe delivered Sidney to our home and we
brought him downstairs and just held him - Ford came within about 20 feet
of the new guy and pooped and peed all over the floor right where he stood
and then ran as fast as he could for cover even though we were holding Sid
and there was a great distance between the two. Well - you'll be happy to
know that Ford thinks that Sidney makes for a very comfy pillow nowadays.
They sleep chin to chin. Sid has even taken to cleaning the girls ears.
When I look at him I can see it in his face how hard he is trying to be
good. He is still struggling I think with developing his relationship with
the other ferrets but he has overcome the most major obstacles. Now that
he is cuddled with them 24 hours a day we find that he is afraid to let the
others out of his sights. We're hoping this will clear up in a few more
weeks. If he falls asleep in a pile with the others and they all get up to
play before he wakes up - he gets very upset when he does wake up and he
finds himself alone. Sometimes it is difficult to get him to play one on
one because he wants to be with the others. It's funny - when he came to
us he was filled with a confidence that was so brash, he didn't care about
anything or anyone, he'd soon as bite you as look at you, he didn't need
you or any other ferrets for that matter, he screamed LEAVE ME ALONE. Then
as time went on that confidence went away more and more to where he was
kind of skeptical about anything new, curious, and interested but worried
and when scared he would resort to biting and violence. Then eventually he
has become calm and a little bit disbelieving I think. And now we are in
the process of building up his self esteem again and give him his
confidence back again but this time a different type of confidence. A
confidence that he is loved and that everything is going to be okay, and
that all of his buddy's are going to be there when he wakes up. It's been
really amazing to watch. I've really learned a lot. Just wanted to let
you know everything is going good... Thanks for helping to introduce us.
charlene
[Posted in FML issue 1842]
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