>Let's see, Shona.  Very recently -- less than one month ago (January 10,
>2005) -- you said that you knew of one case of a ferret choking on kibble
>(I'd personally never heard of one till you said that).  How does that
>suddenly change to it being among the "top 10" causes of death?  Here
>is where you wrote of that case:
>http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG12255
>A clarification would be appreciated because your statement in today's
>FML is confusing in being so vastly different from what just said, and
>also so different from what is seen in the assorted ferret lists or in
>any of the vet texts I have here.
 
Sorry, I didn't realise we were providing references now:
 
http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0305&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R19853
 
And as I said before: accidental injuries / deaths, not deaths overall.
 
shona
"Fair and Balanced"
 
[Posted in FML issue 4784]