Hey All,
 
What a pleasant surprise I had Saturday morning.  I live near Boulder
Colorado and get the Boulder Daily Camera delivered to my house.  As I a
skimming the headlines, I see " Think 2 or 3 times before getting a ferret".
I assumed it was going to be a ferret bashing article.  But NO it was far
from that!  It was VERY informative and truthful.  It was written by Cindy
Wolff for the Scripps Howard News Service.  It was a summary of an interview
with Lorie Frezza, (one of 2 ferret rescues in Memphis)  Are you on the FML
Lorie?  It also mentions a John Pummill in Southaven Miss. (are you here
John?)  The medical editor for the United Ferret Organization, David Jonas,
is referenced.
 
Pretty much what the article says is that the Ferret is a domesticated pet.
They are in the Mustelidae family along with weasels , minks, otters and
badgers.  All Ferrets should be spayed or neutered, especially females
because they will die of the elevated estrogen levels.  Ferrets need
hairball remedy since they are unable to cough up hairballs like a cat.
Owners should not use wood shavings because it causes respiratory problems.
People don't realize how much commitment a ferret will be when they get
them and that is a big problem.  The article ends by saying, people who
might want a ferret should spend time with people who already do, do
research on the internet and it recommends Deborah Jeans book.
 
Wow what a great article!  It is so nice to see articles like this!!  Thank
you Cindy Wolff for writing a great piece.  At the bottom of the article was
Cindy's email and an address:
 
[log in to unmask]
 
or mail her at
The Commercial Appeal
495 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
 
I cc'd her on this and wrote her a thank you email.
 
SO that is the scoop,
Sue and her frenzy of  5
[Posted in FML issue 2369]