Hello, I posted about a week ago about having a fert that eats cloth and asked if anyone knew how to get her to stop. Someone else on this board has the same...
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Feb 1, 2003 10:09 pm
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I wish I could help you with that, but I have the same problem. I've tried bitter apple spray, but that only works for a couple hours, mayhap it will work...
The only way that I stopped my ferret Cloud from eating cloth was to take away what he was eating, it was an old nightshirt of mine that I had given him. ...
Hi, is it ok if I cross post this on clubmedferrets ? There are many shelter moms there that may have some suggestions for cloth chewing....... Cassie L...
I have a Breeder friend who had an entire group do this.She neutered the Mom & adopted her out.The poor kits who were born can have NO cloth in their cages.You...
<<Hi, is it ok if I cross post this on clubmedferrets ? There are many shelter moms there that may have some suggestions for cloth chewing>> Yes, please do...
rm91945 <rm91945@...>
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Feb 3, 2003 4:36 pm
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<<PLus sometimes it happens from boredom.Are your kids in their cages too long?? >> I know that boredom can cause this, but that's not the case here as they...
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Feb 3, 2003 4:37 pm
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We did have one ferret, Basil, who was an incorrigible eater of cloth and plastic. We never found a solution. Fortunately, he did not eat polar fleece for...
Funny as it may sound, try taking them to a pet store so they can pick a toy. My ferret picked out a kong and loves it to this day. Bouncing it will bring her...
<<<<On the other hand, they could be chewing due to stress>> I've thought about that too, since I've taken them into a new environment w/an existing ferret...
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Feb 4, 2003 4:55 pm
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The ferret store has the fries they're not the expensive and if your order is over $25 shipping is free! ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful....
I'm wondering about all of the different hairball remedies. Is it just as good to use a cat version as it is the actual ferret version? And what about Vaseline...
<<The ferret store has the fries they're not the expensive and if your order is over $25 shipping is free!>> Thanks, may check them out. :)...
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Feb 5, 2003 4:58 pm
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<<I'm wondering about all of the different hairball remedies. Is it just as good to use a cat version as it is the actual ferret version? And what about...
rm91945 <rm91945@...>
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Feb 5, 2003 4:59 pm
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i find th lax-a-stat works as well as the feret-stat,and it's in a larger
tube,if you have many ferrets it's something to consider, but it works as
well as the...
Fred
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Feb 5, 2003 5:00 pm
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... I use the plain petrolem jelly. Works for my guys. Sometimes I mix small amount of ferretone or toob snax paste treat for ferrets in the petrolem jelly. ...
i was wondering too. some wont take any lick kind. is heavy mineral oil ok/?...
zirgus@...
Feb 6, 2003 12:31 pm
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Greetings everyone, I don't know if that is the right heading for my question but I was just wondering if anyone here could tell me what the signs are of a ...
<<a lot of people cut them up into smaller pieces. they do melt too. you might try that. faith>> Hi Faith, Yeah, I'm thinking I might try them again, but in a...
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Feb 6, 2003 4:50 pm
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<<what the signs are of a ferret who spends all of its time caged...or a ferret that gets no play time and little to know human or animal contact?>> Excellant...
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Feb 6, 2003 4:50 pm
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To all the CA ferret owners and everyone who wants to advance the ferret legalization movement in CA. A new Ferret Amnesty Bill has been introduced to the CA...
My little girl Gypsy was taken to the emergency vet clinic last night, suffering from a what appeared to be a spinal cord injury. I came home after having left...
Katrina Barrington
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Feb 7, 2003 4:58 pm
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I hope that your fuzzy girl comes out of it all right. I think they should have rushed her in, it goes back to the whole thing about humans too, paperwork and...
<<I rushed her to the clinic (does anybody else think they should take the animal in for doctor help as soon as you arrive at the clinic rather than making the...
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Feb 8, 2003 12:23 am
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I'm so sorry to hear about Gypsy. I hope very much that everything will be ok. In response to your question, I have been to two different emergency vets in our...
dianna@...
Feb 8, 2003 12:24 am
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Does anyone know the reason ferrets "dook"? Is it similar to a cat purring, which I understand means a cat is happy and content. Or does it mean something...
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Feb 8, 2003 12:24 am
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i can't speak for others, but my fuzzies dook for various reasons, when they are playing together, usually wrestling, or when they are happy,i have one that...
Fred
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Feb 8, 2003 7:55 pm
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I found out about this from the St. Louis fuzzy rescue news group I belong to. This apparently happened on Friday and is in the back of the newspaper. When I...
