Contrary to much well-entrenched mythology, ferrets (unlike humans) will not
typically eat themselves into illness.  Whereas nutrition science has
established certain maximum "safe" intake for sugar, raisins, etc., and
whereas ferrets DO seem to like such foods, there is no reported evidence of
ferrets having eaten themselves into illness in a free-choice feeding test.
The same is true for many other species.  Only humans seem to override the
signals sent them by their bodies regarding nature and extent of food
intake.
 
Mick Burglass, M.D.
 
[Moderator's note: Say... you don't own a dog, do you?  BIG]
 
Date:    Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:40:00 WET
From:    "Lorraine M. Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: snow snorkler
 
Anyone else have a snow snorkler?  Chewie--a one year old male who loves to
explore outdoors--loves to snorkle in the snow.  I guess he thinks of it as
a big water bowl to play in.  What a funny sight!  Really surprised us too
given that he really hates to get his little feet wet.  Go figure!
 
Now that it is cold out Princess, his foster sister, wants nothing to do
with the outdoors.  Of course, this could be due to her lack of a winter
coat.  Chewie on the other hand looks like he is wearing three at one time.
[Posted in FML issue 1398]