I haven't posted in a while, thought I'd drop a line and say that my three are doing fine. Poncho, my Bob Church rescue ferret has been with me for over two years and is doing just great. He is a real joy. Razz is, well, Razz is Razz. Always in trouble, always picking on Boo and generally getting into trouble. He too is a real joy. Boo is maturing into a real ferret of beauty. She is just gorgeous. It's hard to believe she is the same scrawny little girl I brought home 1 and 1/2 years ago. My husband thinks I got another ferret, he can't believe how she has changed. (He doesn't frequent the ferret room too often for fear of his toes). Anyway...the funny story is about Boo and my rather large kitten, The Bug. The Bug has a flatulence problem. I've never had a cat that could smell SO BAD!! Anyway, it's usually really quiet, you know the silent but deadly ones, but last Friday night... Boo and the boys were running around playing and The Bug really wanted to come in and join the fun. So I let him in with me closely supervising. He is a rather large kitten and he is convinced that the ferrets are wind up toys. He can be rough. So I stay right there to intervene if necessary. Anyway...Boo is obsessed with sniffing butts. Ferret butts, dog butts, any animal butts. So she was determined to sniff The Bug's butt. So there she goes, chasing The Bug all over the ferret room, and she finally catches up with The Bug. She promptly sticks that little nose right up to The Bug's butt. She must have stuck it in a little, cuz all of a sudden there was a very audible human sounding fart! It caught me by surprise, but not Boo. She just loved sniffing the air around The Bug! I fell over laughing, but my husband was horrified as we were entertaining guests and were showing off the ferrets! He always says that ferret people are some of the strangest people he has ever met. Too much talk about poopie! So there is my offering for today. I couldn't think of any other people who would appreciate this story more. BTW...our guests thought it was hilarous! Julie and Razz Poncho, and Rootin Tootin Boo! [Posted in FML issue 3025]