Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / September 2004

A little more research indicates that this animal probably has not had the
best care. I don't want to start off with that kind of situation...

I hope its ok to post this here. Its a post from aol cats board but this girl
needs some advice for her sisters sick ferret. Shes having problems get the
newsgroups to work but I told her I would post here for her and see if someone
could offer any advice. Russ, Cap, where are you?

i was wondering if any of you have had any experience with noni juice and
ferrets? especially ferrets with some form of cancer.
is the noni safe for the little fuzzbutts?
- sidsel

Do you frequent any of the Yahoo! ferret boards?  Sent someone over there,
and figured you may be the best person for her to "talk" with.  (Well, you
and Steve.)  She's a "farmer" somewhere in the boonies in England.  Has
plenty of experience with sheep and cows, but in a moment ...

blah!  I hate Mondays.  Stewart was staying really low to the ground &
scratching at his ears a lot this past week.  I looked in them, but
couldn't see anything.  He has a lot of hair around them, so the first
couple of times I thought maybe that was making him itchy.  Saturday I

Hey guys, You've fed a troll by accident. . . The "lost ferret" post. I know
it's hard, Just breathe deep, nose up at him. . . And keep on moving :D
PEACE!!!!! I think we should rename trolls. . . Something more insulting. .
. Slugs? Tapeworms? What does anyone think?

his surgery is in the a.m.
you folks have given me several
????? that will be asked BEFORE
any surgery happens .

Some ferret and rat cages were left behind at my house.  Some have
some rust on them.  I know houw to remove the rust.  I need the name
of a safe paint to use on the cages after they are cleaned up.  As we
all know sooner or later a ferret will chew on its cage bars.

We have a lawyer and he's been invovled with some of this.  I'm going
to small claims court over the damages.  I'll probably skip the
damages in the basement because I won't know what they are for weeks
or months.  I still need to stop by a store and get the cost of

I brought my work kit in to straighten it up and clean it out.  You know,
the normal stuff - spinal needles, large syringes, etc...  Ms. Bubbles
fought me over the syringes.  They are sealed in plastic, you know.  Ended
up crawling under the bed in the spare room to retrieve some ...

Has anyone here ever needed to find foster parents for their furkids?  I
think most of the regular people (I know you are all lurking) know my
situation with my ferrets.  Had my own, now I have my ex-girlfriend's
too.  Before she watched them when I deploy or went TDY.  But now ...

  Just got back from the vet with Julie for her Insulinoma blood
glucose check-up. While there one of the other patients owners said
she had recently read of a possible connection between E.C.E. and
unaltered ferrets (i.e. non-spay or non-neutered). Has anyone else

Oh, crud. I forgot someone's birthday.
We'll have to do what we can to make up for it - Murphy! Sammy! Max! Front
and center!
(Three ferrets - Murphy, a handsome Sable in the red serge dress uniform of

So there I was, standing in the kitchen making coffee when, out of the
corner of my eye, I see a furry thing on the floor.
My first thoughts: "RAT!"
.

i can't take it anymore!  my little guy is just pooping all over the place.
i've tried putting a teaspoon of the canned on top of his dry food and he's
just licking it off.  any other suggestions??
--kel