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I just happened to catch an episode today (aired 11am Cental May 5) that
featured a gorgeous Black Roam Mitt male named Dakota.
Over all I give Dr. Bearney an B-.
He did recommend all the correct things, large enough cage, fresh water
daily, litter box, vaccinations-both, toys, daily grooming/bonding.
Dr. Bearney included dog food as an alternative in the list of do's and
don't's. And recommended a daily vitamin supplement. He did give cat food
a little more emphasis by recommending a protein content in the 30%'s.
He recommends neutering at 6-8 months of age
When he was talking about vaccinations he also recommended de-worming
ferrets? Never heard of that myself unless you have systems to base testing
on but I'm not a breeder.
I did feel that he left the impression that litter training a ferret is as
easy as litter training a cat.
At the beginning of the show he was actually holding Dakota for an opening
"Hi. here's one of today's guests" kinda things.
Unfortunately it was a short, quick, infoseg more than anything else. He
closed it by putting his had in the cage with Dakota and kinda petted him.
I personally wish he had chosen to do a feature on ferrets but it was
goodish PR. I'm gonna send him a thank you note with a pic of my girls and
politely correct him on a couple of things and hope he actually corrects
himself on air. He seems like a pretty good egg.
[Posted in FML issue 2299]
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