Before anyone goes off the deep end about this post, I want to say
this was before I was highly knowledge in ferrets.

Years ago, when I had my first ferret, a rescued lady by the name of
Dee Dee. She came to me past the prime of her life, somewhere in her
5th or 6th year. A gentle albino girl with the heart of a lion.

Dee Dee loved chocolate and at the time, I didn't know it could be
harmful to them. Dee Dee got once a week, a chocolate kiss to lick to
her content for about 30 min then it was taken away. She loved it. She
never bit it, only licked it, and she knew when her time limit was up
and would bring it to me by pushing it with her paws and nose.

Dee Dee lived to the ripe old age of 12 when Adrenal Disease caught up
to her. My vet said that the extra "treat" to her was probably the best
thing she's every had in her life considering the abuse she suffered
prior to me taking her. He was not expecting her to last beyond the
first year I had her due to the shape she was in. But the thought of
her weekly chocolate binge kept her with me for another 6 years.

With my current 3, no chocolate allowed, but they do get other
"forbidden" treats. Peanut butter and Vanilla (sugar free) ice cream
are among the top ranking ones, along with mashed potatoes, french
fries and Sprite soda. Kyba starts the dance of Joy when he smells
potatoes and starts dooking till he gets some.

In all, a taste of the forbidden fruit did not cost me the life of my
fuzzy, it extended it and I grew to learn what these little devils
are capable of. Their antics and determination, drive to please and
yet make you crazy at the same time, all to be paid back 10 fold with
kisses and dances. They have stolen our hearts here and this is and
will forever be a fuzzy home now.

Sandy Z and the Terrible Trio
Lucifer (the ring leader)
Kyba ( the executioner)
Shea ( the enforcer)
At the bridge,
DeeDee, the lady lionheart

[Posted in FML 5523]