Greetings !
What an absolute joy to open up the digest and see that we're moving on
from the Modern Ferret controversy. It's great to see a variety of posts
once again, and I must admit the sick pleasure I get looking at the ferret
songs. I am a disc jockey for a classic rock station, and find myself
coming up with more ferret-centric lyrics. (The Rolling Stone's "You Can't
Always Get What You Want" is soooo much more entertaining as "You Can't
Always Pooh in the Box ")
I have discovered an affliction far worse than ferret math - ferret guilt.
Dave and I spent Friday night grooming, clipping nails, cleaning ears,
etc., only to discover the next morning that we had missed vet check-in for
the Columbus show. We are a good four hours from Columbus. So, we tucked
the gleaming, sweet-smelling ferrets back in their cage and went by
ourselves.
Ferret Guilt struck with a vengeance ! Sixty pounds of Totally Ferret, one
ferret snuggly, one corner bed, several magazines, twenty - four Cheweasels
, and various balls, toys, and treats later, the fog lifted. We left dazed
and broke. Still, we had a great time, and the little monsters were
showered with gifts...as if they needed anything else !
Bullet has joined the pack. Linda Iroff posted a couple of weeks back
about a ferret in KY who needed a home, and I'm pleased to say he is a
cherished addition. He sailed through quarantine and vet checks, and has
been accepted into the fold without dominance struggles . Oddly, he and my
youngest, most aggressive uber-alpha ferret Bitty have bonded . They are
never apart. My kudos to his former owners who took the time to explore
placement options. It's rare and truly a joy to take in a ferret who has
been well-treated and obviously loved.
.....Unlike poor Callie. She's only been with us a couple of weeks and
came to us naked with just a couple of wisps of hair. Never spayed, vet
checked, and had subsisted on cheap cat food her entire life. She has a
large mass in her abdomen, and is currently at the vet's rehydrating and
preparing for surgery - she was scheduled for surgery yesterday, but we
opted to wait and give her a few more days of fluids and nutrition. She's
quite a fighter - alert and mobile. She's never been around other ferrets
so she hisses whenever she catches a glimpse of any of the others. Please
keep her in your thoughts. Even with the surgery, I'm pretty sure she
doesn't have much time left, but I want to make it as happy as possible for
her. She soaks up attention, and we'll give that to her as long as she's
around. Please note that I will not hesitate to put her down if she shows
signs of suffering, but she's doing good and I want to give her a chance.
Susan, we really appreciate your kind thoughts. I accidentally erased your
email, so here's a public thank you .
So very glad to see some furor dying down and a return to the true topic of
ferrets. A giant sigh of relief.
Best to you and yours,
Kym and the wondrous eleven......Stinky, Katie, Rikki, Zoe, Pooh,
Mortimer, Mortimee, Bitty, Sabrina, Callie, and Bullet.
[Posted in FML issue 2793]
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