Melissa etc etc etc here.
 
Well, Potpie, Noodle, and Friday managed to eat the tentacles off of a
squishy rubber glowsquid that should'nt have been on the floor but was.  As
far as i can tell, they chewed it in tiny chunks and delightedly ate what
they could before i rescued it.  Again, the Ferret Mom Alarm went off -
they've been quiet for too long!  What're they doing?!  YAIE!
 
Questions for the vets: it's a soft, squishy type of rubber.  The pieces are
probably 3-4mm in diameter.  However, it was a glow-in-the-dark rubber toy,
and they got probably two inches eaten between the three of them.  I gave
them all gobs of petromalt, before realizing that petroleum-based goo
interacts oddly with rubber.  They all seemed fine this morning, although
last night Potpie was chuffing and coughing as though a small piece had
lodged in her throat.  She could still eat, breathe, and drink w/o
difficulty, so i checked her again at 1am and she seemed okay then, as well
as this morning.  Is there a toxicity threat here?  What sort?
 
Fleas:  this is a suggestion reminder - put a flea collar in the vacuum
cleaner bag and vacuum at least once a day, being sure to get all the
corners and under furniture, etc.
 
Winter coats: Potpie's (siamese, or chocolate, or wait, is she sable?) got
shorter, stiffer, and darker. Huh? Normally she turns into a light brown
puffball. Friday (albino) now looks like a polar bear, and Noodle went
from a black to a normal sable, albeit a normal sable beachball.
 
Melissa, *fretfretfret* and the kids, harrumph.  and friend Christine:
"Ferrets think anything which isnt actually attached to the floor or wall
is some sort of food!"
 
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    Melissa Litwicki                                    [log in to unmask]
    Radio Controlled Operation In Vivid Six Ways Of Movement With Reality!
[Posted in FML issue 1393]