Thursday, November 24, 2005
The Current Business
Sirius Black came to live with me on 7/21/07. Born on 4/23/07, Sirius was my first experience with baby teeth! Sirius is my only ferret from a breeder (Ravensnest Ferrets). He's a beautiful black sable hob (currently he looks like a regular sable). In keeping with his parent's names: RN's Fireball of FSF (chocolate hob) and FSF's Tootsie Roll of RN (chocolate solid jill) and also keeping in mind the Harry Potter theme that Ravensnest frequently uses; my little guy is named after one of my favorite characters in the HP books. He is fairly sure that Cinnamon is his ferret and has been obsessed with her since his first day here. He's growing into quite the little man and is especially fond of lying on his back and having his mommy rub his chest and belly. He's still intact (much to the dismay of my other ferrets and to the olfactory senses), but will be getting neutered closer to his first birthday.
My Cinnamon Girl was rescued on 6/7/06 from a very naïve animal hoarder. The stench was unbelievable. Dogs and cats everywhere imaginable. She meant well, but wow! Scary! She told me that the ferret was in such bad shape when she got it that its teeth were overgrown. She had to "give it stuff to wear its teeth down." Ferrets are NOT rodents, their teeth do NOT grow like that! I’ve heard of people filing ferrets’ teeth down or removing them altogether, but this is the first I’ve seen anything like it. She told me that the ferret would bite so hard that they would have to pry her mouth open with a metal file. She told me that she could not use Bitter Apple because it makes the ferret flip out and attack. The ferret even destroyed the Bitter Apple bottle. The lady's heart was in the right place, but I wish she would stick to cats and dogs. Weasel girl came home with me. What choice did I have? She's a total ball of energy and sometimes makes me crazy with her mischievous manner, but she is a sweetie none-the-less! Update 11/07: Cinnamon is still a little foot-biter and her energy levels haven't even dipped yet. She is always into everything and you can't turn your back on her! Cinnamon 2007.
Crimson Comet is named after an Australian comic book hero (so named for avenging the ticks that were almost his demise). His name was selected through an on-line contest (Monique picked that name). Found outside in a wood pile and surrendered to the SPCA, he was thoroughly covered in ticks to the point that they were life-threatening. He came to live here on 6/25/05 and is still working at overcoming his numerous fears and becoming a "normal" ferret. The other ferrets are helping him with seeing that there is to be no fear in a ferret's heart. Crimson has a sweet disposition (except towards Mash--I think he may be the true "cat killer" of the group) and everyone agrees that he is absolutely stunning. Update 11/07: Crimson shows no fear and no hint that he is anything but your normal ferret. He's still absolutely gorgeous! Crimson 2007.
Link #9 was already named Link when she came to live here on 6/11/04. Since she came here for dragging a kitten away and was feared to be a cat killer (plus she was the ninth ferret to come into my life)--she earned a #9 (for trying to steal the kitten's nine lives) after her name. Also, she was most unappealing and reminded me of a greasy link of sausage (song by Black Slaxx--33 Links of Sausage)--so she became Link #9 (The Cat Killer). She is the one ferret that not even the bullies will mess with. While she is loving and often keeps to herself--she is most savage if provoked. She has also lost the nasty, greasy coat and has acquired a soft, velvety one. Link is perhaps best known for her acceptance and welcoming of new ferrets when everyone else avoids or torments them. She also has a small, green, plastic frog that is "her baby" and she is often seen toting it with her throughout the house. Update 11/07: Link has been battling with adrenal disease, but it doesn't seem to have slowed her down. She still spends her time transporting plastic balls from one end of the ferret room to the other--when Cinnamon isn't tormenting her, that is! Link 2007.
Nanook of the North is named after an Inuit Eskimo known for his survival in the Arctic. Nanook overcame great odds and almost didn't make it. In his previous home, he survived cage escapes in an animal-unfriendly, Pit bull and Doberman-infested environment. Inactivity eventually claimed his back leg muscles (he would pull himself along with his front legs and had to receive physical therapy several times a day) and a burn in his mouth was preventing him from eating. Having dropped to an extremely unhealthy weight--it is believed that many of his brain cells were also lost. Nanook still tires easily and tends to be quite placid (not your average ferret). He has also become a bit of a glutton and is often found at the food bowl and even makes special trips to the cage so that he can eat while the others are out playing. However, after his first month of being kept alive solely with a heated wet food paste and a high calorie food supplement--seeing him eat on his own is still a happy thing (and he is able to use his back legs most of the time, now). Update 11/07: Nanook is finally gaining weight and becoming more active--he still pretty much has a zombie mentality though! Nanook 2007.
Winzig das Opossum (German for "tiny opossum") has been with me the longest of the current ferrets (12/13/02) and is the only one that came straight from the pet store to live with me. She is therefore known as "The Princess" since she has no idea about the horrors that most of her cagemates have lived through. She still had her own battle, early on. Having been spayed and descented too early, part of her female organs still remain which causes her problems from time to time. Winzig has also experienced the loss of more than a few of her cagemates. However, she maintains a positive, happy ferret attitude. Very dainty and delicate, one has to humor her (and try not to laugh) when she attempts to be ferocious. Update 11/07: Winzig has recently been discovered as the "Secret Biter." I'd hear tales of her biting and bad behavior from pet sitters and always thought they had her mixed up with someone else--my angel wouldn't act like that! Well, I've finally seen it with my own two eyes. She's still my special princess though! Winzig 2007.
My Cinnamon Girl was rescued on 6/7/06 from a very naïve animal hoarder. The stench was unbelievable. Dogs and cats everywhere imaginable. She meant well, but wow! Scary! She told me that the ferret was in such bad shape when she got it that its teeth were overgrown. She had to "give it stuff to wear its teeth down." Ferrets are NOT rodents, their teeth do NOT grow like that! I’ve heard of people filing ferrets’ teeth down or removing them altogether, but this is the first I’ve seen anything like it. She told me that the ferret would bite so hard that they would have to pry her mouth open with a metal file. She told me that she could not use Bitter Apple because it makes the ferret flip out and attack. The ferret even destroyed the Bitter Apple bottle. The lady's heart was in the right place, but I wish she would stick to cats and dogs. Weasel girl came home with me. What choice did I have? She's a total ball of energy and sometimes makes me crazy with her mischievous manner, but she is a sweetie none-the-less! Update 11/07: Cinnamon is still a little foot-biter and her energy levels haven't even dipped yet. She is always into everything and you can't turn your back on her! Cinnamon 2007.
Crimson Comet is named after an Australian comic book hero (so named for avenging the ticks that were almost his demise). His name was selected through an on-line contest (Monique picked that name). Found outside in a wood pile and surrendered to the SPCA, he was thoroughly covered in ticks to the point that they were life-threatening. He came to live here on 6/25/05 and is still working at overcoming his numerous fears and becoming a "normal" ferret. The other ferrets are helping him with seeing that there is to be no fear in a ferret's heart. Crimson has a sweet disposition (except towards Mash--I think he may be the true "cat killer" of the group) and everyone agrees that he is absolutely stunning. Update 11/07: Crimson shows no fear and no hint that he is anything but your normal ferret. He's still absolutely gorgeous! Crimson 2007.
Link #9 was already named Link when she came to live here on 6/11/04. Since she came here for dragging a kitten away and was feared to be a cat killer (plus she was the ninth ferret to come into my life)--she earned a #9 (for trying to steal the kitten's nine lives) after her name. Also, she was most unappealing and reminded me of a greasy link of sausage (song by Black Slaxx--33 Links of Sausage)--so she became Link #9 (The Cat Killer). She is the one ferret that not even the bullies will mess with. While she is loving and often keeps to herself--she is most savage if provoked. She has also lost the nasty, greasy coat and has acquired a soft, velvety one. Link is perhaps best known for her acceptance and welcoming of new ferrets when everyone else avoids or torments them. She also has a small, green, plastic frog that is "her baby" and she is often seen toting it with her throughout the house. Update 11/07: Link has been battling with adrenal disease, but it doesn't seem to have slowed her down. She still spends her time transporting plastic balls from one end of the ferret room to the other--when Cinnamon isn't tormenting her, that is! Link 2007.
Nanook of the North is named after an Inuit Eskimo known for his survival in the Arctic. Nanook overcame great odds and almost didn't make it. In his previous home, he survived cage escapes in an animal-unfriendly, Pit bull and Doberman-infested environment. Inactivity eventually claimed his back leg muscles (he would pull himself along with his front legs and had to receive physical therapy several times a day) and a burn in his mouth was preventing him from eating. Having dropped to an extremely unhealthy weight--it is believed that many of his brain cells were also lost. Nanook still tires easily and tends to be quite placid (not your average ferret). He has also become a bit of a glutton and is often found at the food bowl and even makes special trips to the cage so that he can eat while the others are out playing. However, after his first month of being kept alive solely with a heated wet food paste and a high calorie food supplement--seeing him eat on his own is still a happy thing (and he is able to use his back legs most of the time, now). Update 11/07: Nanook is finally gaining weight and becoming more active--he still pretty much has a zombie mentality though! Nanook 2007.
Winzig das Opossum (German for "tiny opossum") has been with me the longest of the current ferrets (12/13/02) and is the only one that came straight from the pet store to live with me. She is therefore known as "The Princess" since she has no idea about the horrors that most of her cagemates have lived through. She still had her own battle, early on. Having been spayed and descented too early, part of her female organs still remain which causes her problems from time to time. Winzig has also experienced the loss of more than a few of her cagemates. However, she maintains a positive, happy ferret attitude. Very dainty and delicate, one has to humor her (and try not to laugh) when she attempts to be ferocious. Update 11/07: Winzig has recently been discovered as the "Secret Biter." I'd hear tales of her biting and bad behavior from pet sitters and always thought they had her mixed up with someone else--my angel wouldn't act like that! Well, I've finally seen it with my own two eyes. She's still my special princess though! Winzig 2007.
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What pretty ferrits you all are!!! I must say though that Crimson is especially handsome. It looks like your slave is taking good care of you all..
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