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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2006Gertie is home :o)
I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and then went and picked Gertie up. The cats are FASCINATED. Lily thinks Gertie is the best thing *ever* and has taken up residence on top of the hutch - she's watching her intently incase she tries to steal the silver, because after all, *everyone* know the reputation of those dastardly ferrets.... ;o) The older cats were initally curious, but then put it down to "one of moms odd things" and went back to their normal lives and pretty much ignore her. Gertie is actually about 12 months old, but is an exceptionally small Jill. She's back to the vet for a shot to bring her out of season on Monday, and then she'll be vaccinated. Jpegs to follow in due course... Helen M Congratulations ! Nanny >I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and > then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Helen M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mijn Postvak In wordt beschermd door SPAMfighter 2122 spam-mails zijn er tot op heden geblokkeerd. Download de gratis SPAMfighter vandaag nog! > I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, > and then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Helen M Welcome home, Gertie. :-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and >then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Helen M Congratulations on being a first-time ferret mom :-) Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Helen, Drove through Spain to France to get home, and stopped off at a Auchan near the port. There was a pet shop, and we just had to go in. They had toys for ferrets in there! One was a kind of tubular hamock that you suspend from wherever, looked fun! sandra > Helen, > > Drove through Spain to France to get home, and stopped off at a > Auchan near the port. There was a pet shop, and we just had to go > in. They had toys for ferrets in there! One was a kind of tubular > hamock that you suspend from wherever, looked fun! I have friends who had a pair of ferrets -- their cage looked a lot like an amusement park in three dimensions, with hammocks, tubes, rope bridges, you name it. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and > then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > incase she tries to steal the silver, because after all, *everyone* know > the reputation of those dastardly ferrets.... ;o) Hee hee hee. Gertie will soon teach her some respect! > The older cats were initally curious, but then put it down to "one of > moms odd things" and went back to their normal lives and pretty much [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jpegs to follow in due course... Oh, yes please. Btw, you do realise that life will never been the same again, I hope? I used to take mine for walks on a little harness, they take very well to them unlike cats. You pretty well have to let them go where they want to and follow them with a long lead attached although if you are brave enough to walk away when they are messing around *investigating* for too long - ferrets are great investigators - they will sometimes run after you going "wait for me, wait for me." They do have an odour which you will get used to. Have fun with Gertie Tweed >> I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, >> and then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Tweed Also - they do spay/neuter ferrets nowadays too! Especially the females, as they are prone to pyometras (sp? - - infection of the uterus). Sarah D, the Education Director at the local Humane Association has a ferret named Slinky! >>> I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, >>> and then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Also - they do spay/neuter ferrets nowadays too! This wasn't done when I had my ferrets. In fact most vets knew nothing about them - mine certainly didn't so I photocopied a veterinary part of a ferret book I had and gave it to them. They were delighted and maybe they even use it now. >Especially the females, as > they are prone to pyometras (sp? - - infection of the uterus). Female ferrets will stay in season for ages if they are not mated and can die. It's good that they can now be spayed. I probably wouldn't have a male castrated. I don't mind his smell too much so it doesn't seem necessary to put him through an operation to remove it. I am not in favour of willy-nilly castrations/spaying of small pets like rabbits and such. IMO it's just a money-making game for vets. Tweed Sarah D, the > Education Director at the local Humane Association has a ferret named > Slinky! > The older cats were initally curious, but then put it down to "one of > moms odd things" and went back to their normal lives and pretty much > ignore her. Oooo, that's lucky. Hope they don't turn vicious when Gertie wants to chase them to play. And you might want to research to see if there's any part of your home you want to 'ferret proof' Kristi >> The older cats were initally curious, but then put it down to "one >> of moms odd things" and went back to their normal lives and pretty >> much ignore her. > > Oooo, that's lucky. Hope they don't turn vicious when Gertie wants > to chase them to play. I just don't see this happening. I've known several mixed-species households involving ferrets, and in all cases the ferrets pwned (okay, okay, ruled) the rest. There's just something about a ferret dangling by its jaws from your lip to give pause to even the most ardent antagonist. Ferrets are *not* helpless or prey in any sense, although of course it's a good idea to keep a close eye on all the furkids while they're integrating. > And you might want to research to see if there's any part of your > home you want to 'ferret proof' Hehehe. Um, good luck with that =) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and > then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > incase she tries to steal the silver, because after all, *everyone* know > the reputation of those dastardly ferrets.... ;o) MISS LILY WHISKERS! DON'T FORGET ME! I'SE YOUR WINKWINK FRIEND AND AM FAR BETTER THAN ANY OLD FERRET GIRL, EVEN IF MY TAIL IS SORE RIGHT NOW. GRANDMEOW IS PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE A NEW PLAYMATE, BUT I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU TO DA FERRET. CAN I COME OVER TO SEE IT AND CAN WE STILL BE BUDDIES? QUI GUN KIT Congrats on your new family Gertie, and may all of you have many years of fun and love together. Pam S. > MISS LILY WHISKERS! DON'T FORGET ME! I'SE YOUR WINKWINK FRIEND AND AM > FAR BETTER THAN ANY OLD FERRET GIRL, EVEN IF MY TAIL IS SORE RIGHT NOW. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > QUI GUN KIT//// QUI GUN KIT, Yoo is my one-troo-hero, and my only winkwink friend. Yoo can come over an see the ferret when ever yoos wants too, as long as I have lots of nosey kisses! I'm Your one-troo-luv. Miss Lily Whiskers >> MISS LILY WHISKERS! DON'T FORGET ME! I'SE YOUR WINKWINK FRIEND AND AM >> FAR BETTER THAN ANY OLD FERRET GIRL, EVEN IF MY TAIL IS SORE RIGHT NOW. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Miss Lily Whiskers I CAN'T VISIT UNTIL YOU COME HOME, MY GRANDMEOW WON'T LET ME. PLEASE COME HOME SOON. I WANTS TO GIVE YOU LOTS OF NOSEY KISSES. YOUR PURRFECT BOYCAT WINKWINK QUI GUN KIT >I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and >then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >incase she tries to steal the silver, because after all, *everyone* know >the reputation of those dastardly ferrets.... ;o) How cute! Her attitude may change once she gets out though. :) > I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and > then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jpegs to follow in due course... What's all this? You have a ferret now? is she staying or are you fostering? I almost bought a ferret once. They had her running around in the pet shop where I went to buy cat food, and I held her and she snuggled up to me and she was so cute. But then I thought the better of it, because of Nikki's avid hunting instinct. of course they said ferrets get along great with cats, but I could never have been sure with Nikki. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I went shopping this morning and bought a nice sturdy wooden hutch, and > then went and picked Gertie up. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Helen M Congrats! Looking forward to stories and pics, Polonca and Soncek |
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