Thought I'd write about something I know ,ferrets and felines.I have 9 meows and 3 ferrets.Even though they are outnumbered the ferrets usually rule.They know just how to get the cats going.I've found that most cats react one of two ways to fuzzies,scared or curious.I actually had to teach a cat to get up high to avoid the fuzzbutts,but once she figured out that high= no ferts,she did it on her own. My old man fert,Valentine,must have thought there was something wrong with my Scottish Fold cat,Ch'ears.Their ears fold down,and Val kept trying to straighten them out.He must have pulled on her ears for 2 years before giving it up as a lost cause,and the silly cat just laid there.Well,nobody said they were smart. The cats get some of their own though,as they love to play smack the fert when the ferrets come through the tube or go under the rug.Both species share each others food.The ferts think cat food is yummy and the meows think the ferrets get special food.They'll share potty boxes too,which saves me a bit of work.Of course the cats get a funny look on their face when they see fert poop in their box,but the fuzzies just don't care.I have caught my HHP(household pet) in bed with the ferrets,especially if we have company,as he's a big chicken.Guess he thinks the fuzzbutts will protect him even if he does outweigh them 5 to 1.Well I could go on and on,but I think that's enough.Let's just say it's a zoo around here,just ask my neighbors. Sandy and the 3 kitty marauders Never trust a ferret and a cat conspiring together. [Posted in FML issue 2364]