Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / August 2004

Sorry, this may get a little long, but am hoping someone who's been in this
position can give some tips we may not have thought of yet.
We have "lost" a ferret, as in she has literally vanished from our house.
We've had 3 ferrets for a couple of years, and lost one to illness last

I am having a real problem with something, and although I don't know if or how
it would do any good, I thought I would share it with the group and maybe that
in itself would be good therapy.
Several months ago, I posted several messages to this board concerning our

Yoshi is approaching the rainbow bridge - he has stopped eating and
drinking - become lethargic and can barely move. I may be selfish, but I
can't just take him to the vet to meet his end. We're holding a vigil over
him tonight - trying desperately to force feed him anything - water ...

Yoshi crossed the rainbow bridge about an hour and a half ago. He curled up
in a nice warm part of his favorite hammock, snuggled down, and went to
sleep. We only had him for a short while, but he is deep in our hearts and
will not be forgotten.

After so many stories about how hard it is to get them to litter train, this
should be funny.  Funny "ironic," not funny "ha ha."
Several months back we moved the ferret cage from the front hall into the
living room.  It's now low enough to the floor that I can put a stool in

Pixleen, my not so charming email stalker has latched onto some
factual information, turned it inside out and is accusing me of
starving and abusing my ferrets.
I will be years living down the fact that my roommate didn't clean her

I have the great pleasure to inform you that SB 89 just passed the California
State Assembly today and will now go before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger!
At this time, the vote was 47 in favor, 12 or 13 against (with approximately 20
votes outstanding).  I'll know the final vote ...

Okay, considering how incredibly sporadic I've been for ages (haven't
even had a newsreader in ages, and only managed to get back once
someone kicked me in the head and told me to look at google LOL)...
I'm probably showing real gall by posting this.

We're first-time ferret parents and can't seem to get the little guy to use
the litter box. He has his favorite spots, and we've put litter boxes there,
but most of the time he goes next to the box, or he moves the box so he can
go behind it. Even in his cage there's more out of the ...

Today was a first.  I was actually asked/begged (hard to tell from the
written word) to come join a ferret list and reply to a message about
a biting ferret that was forwarded to me by another list member.  I
did.  I generally volunteer to asnwer questions online or on lists and

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Zane and I went to PetSmart tonight.  I think it's funny, or sad I'm not
sure which, when I hear comments from people concerning ferrets.  It's
not uncommon to hear someone say something negative or wrong about
ferrets when they see me with one.  People hear things from other

Please ignore test

I've been absent for awhile due to visiting my Mommy in WI and then the rest
of my family in IL.  It was a rough week and a half.  ;-)  But it was good
to see family I hadn't seen in years.  Tough to be without all of my
furbabies and Jason too.  ;-)  And wouldn't you know, while I ...

We noticed about 1.5 wks ago, that Max's hair at the base of his tail was
getting very thin. Took him to Dr B, who also found those same brownish-pink
scaly spots on his upper back that Ariel had when she went adrenal. Got the
Tenn Panel back on Fri, & it's no surprise - Max is ...