Oh what a horrible thing to happen to a little kit!  I really hope the
little sweetie pulls through - at least she's finally in capable hands.
Please keep us updated about her.
 
I really think it was great for you to post that.  I have a 100 lb
Newf/Lab mix.  Absolute sweetheart who was raised with ferret - he adores
them.  But he's big and clumsy and well, like you said, still a dog.
The ferrets are NEVER left out when I'm not home and play is always
supervised.
 
My prior dog - a Border Collie/Boxer mix who was so calm and gentle that
for years he worked as a therapy dog at nursing homes and an AIDS hospice
- once attacked a young kitten that I had.  She wandered near his food
dish and he grabbed her by the head and viciously flung her about.  She
ended up ok - she's now 10 - though her one eye looks different in
certain light.  But it taught me that an animal is an animal - just
like you said - and one can NEVER be too cautious.
 
Laura and The Seattle Seven at http://www.ferretocious.com
[Posted in FML issue 5100]