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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2008Fungus is home....
I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) He was neutered, microchipped and vaccinated yesterday and came through surgery very successfully and the RSPCA Instector came over last night so that I could fill out the adoption paperwork. Don't get me started on the Inspectors attitude to my *fat collie* (quote: "your dog is rather fond of her grub I'd guess - have you thought about putting her on a diet?" - my reply, "yes it's being supervised by the vet that put *you* in touch with *me* in the first place to adopt one of *your* animals that *you* were going to PTS" ), my *thin* elderly ginger cat (quote "This chap seems a bit thin, does he have health issues?" - my reply, "yes, he's on Fortekor for kidney disease and being monitored by a feline specialist vet - you know, the one who consults for Bristol vet school and he's monitored on a monthly basis") and the fact that I have *so many* animals (9) - (quote: "how can I afford them?" - umm.... that would be because I work for a living and don't have human kids and don't drink or smoke.....) So anyway, I met Fungus this morning at the vets. Fungus is a cream ferret with black eyes and black guard hairs - he looks like he's been stained with nicotine!! Photos soon, I promise! Anyway... so that I could introduce Fungus to Barney and Gertie successfully, I put him in a cat carrier and placed it next to Gertie and Barney in their cat carrier whilst I scrubbed out their hutch with enzyme cleaner and soap and water and replaced all the bedding with clean stuff. Then I gave them all a bath so that everyone smelled the same and put them all in a large box filled with towels so that they could dry off and I could supervise carefully.... After play-time (escaping from the box and running around my lounge for an hour) I put them back in their cage. Everyone is asleep in a ferrety heap in their bedding and you'd think the 3 of them had been together for ever. There was a bit of squabbling as Fungus tried to drag both Gertie and Barney around by their scruff initally, but it was soon quickly resolved and then they started to play. :o) Fungus is very thin and needs to put on some serious weight, but as a whole he is friendly, affable and he's going to be a handsome boy when he fills out and his coat improves. So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! Helen M > I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) > > He was neutered, microchipped and vaccinated yesterday and came > through surgery very successfully and the RSPCA Instector came over > last night so that I could fill out the adoption paperwork. <snip> A warm welcome to Fungus.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk On Jan 19, 6:21 am, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Don't get me started on the Inspectors attitude to my *fat collie* > (quote: "your dog is rather fond of her grub I'd guess - have you [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > work for a living and don't have human kids and don't drink or > smoke.....) By this point I think anyone else would have told him to go forth and multiply but I suppose he would have taken Fungus with him! Especially the last question...It ought to be obvious from the answers to the first two questions that you are a responsible person and well able to pay vet bills! I often wonder if we applied ffor a cat from the RSPCA whether we'd be told we weren't fit to keep cats, the place is a bit small (But has very high ceilings so the cats can utilise "up" as well), not always as you know spotlessly tidy but it gives the cats something to climb and although we might not look perfect on paper, I have two sleek healthy cats currently having a mid afternoon snooze after a strenuous fether onna stick session Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs My house was respectively neat until his Willow cat moved in. Every morning I get up and she has emptied the book case, cleaned off the desk and pulled all of the dirty laundry out of the baskets. EVERY DAY. If she doesn't stop soon, she will be spending the nights in the big dog cage. I know it is her because the other two are always on the bed at night. On Jan 19, 6:21 am, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Don't get me started on the Inspectors attitude to my *fat collie* > (quote: "your dog is rather fond of her grub I'd guess - have you [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > work for a living and don't have human kids and don't drink or > smoke.....) By this point I think anyone else would have told him to go forth and multiply but I suppose he would have taken Fungus with him! Especially the last question...It ought to be obvious from the answers to the first two questions that you are a responsible person and well able to pay vet bills! I often wonder if we applied ffor a cat from the RSPCA whether we'd be told we weren't fit to keep cats, the place is a bit small (But has very high ceilings so the cats can utilise "up" as well), not always as you know spotlessly tidy but it gives the cats something to climb and although we might not look perfect on paper, I have two sleek healthy cats currently having a mid afternoon snooze after a strenuous fether onna stick session Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > On Jan 19, 6:21 am, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I adopted Smokey (RB) from the RSPCA, their idea of a homecheck then was a phone call a couple of months later asking how things were going. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I adopted Smokey (RB) from the RSPCA, their idea of a homecheck then was a > phone call a couple of months later asking how things were going. Things have changed my step niece's partner who does home visits for a dog rescue says the RSPCA have this rigid list and if all boxes are not properly ticked- no adoption, She says she'd never work for them because she wouldn't be allowed to use her experience and instincts. I rememebr when she was telling me, she cited a case where a retired couple fell in love with a 7 year old large dog and the dog took to them immediately. However under RSPCA rules their flat would have been just a bit too small for a large dog. She was allowed when recommending the dog be placed to say, the couple had previously kept large dogs in the place, were counted as excellent owners of their previous dogs by their vet, were well prepared to take the dog for regular long walks and perhaps most importantly they and the dog had bonded But as she says under the checklist system the dog would have been returned to shelter and probably PTS Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs On Jan 19, 6:21 am, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Don't get me started on the Inspectors attitude to my *fat collie* > (quote: "your dog is rather fond of her grub I'd guess - have you [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > work for a living and don't have human kids and don't drink or > smoke.....) By this point I think anyone else would have told him to go forth and multiply but I suppose he would have taken Fungus with him! Especially the last question...It ought to be obvious from the answers to the first two questions that you are a responsible person and well able to pay vet bills! I often wonder if we applied ffor a cat from the RSPCA whether we'd be told we weren't fit to keep cats, the place is a bit small (But has very high ceilings so the cats can utilise "up" as well), not always as you know spotlessly tidy but it gives the cats something to climb and although we might not look perfect on paper, I have two sleek healthy cats currently having a mid afternoon snooze after a strenuous fether onna stick session Lesley I'd guess that according to the self righteous experts, many of us here are unfit to be slaves to any species. But why should I care what another mere human thinks. (Yes its a hot button issue for me and I really try not to get started) My masters seem quite satisfied with their domain. I really start to burn at the notion that only wealthy, childless homeowners should be allowed the comfort of pets. Jo > I really start to burn at the notion that only wealthy, childless homeowners > should be allowed the comfort of pets. Such people would probably not be used to the fact that pets make messes! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) > >(snip) Congratulations to Fungus and his new family! > Then I gave them all a bath so that everyone smelled the same and put > them all in a large box filled with towels so that they could dry off > and I could supervise carefully.... OMG... how do you bathe ferrets???? That sounds like a hilarious experience!!!! > So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! Yay!!!! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > OMG... how do you bathe ferrets???? That sounds like a hilarious > experience!!!! ////// It's an.....*ahem*.......an *experience*. Think of bathing cats who love water, on acid, without the claws... They're very wriggly!!! Helen M >> OMG... how do you bathe ferrets???? That sounds like a hilarious >> experience!!!! ////// [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Helen M HERE's a ferret in a bathtub to tell you all about it: http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/images/2008/01/17/podo3b.jpg > HERE's a ferret in a bathtub to tell you all about it:http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/images/2008/01/17/podo3b.jpg Now that needed a FFW (ferret fever warning) Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > HERE's a ferret in a bathtub to tell you all about it: > http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/images/2008/01/17/podo3b.jpg That is about the cutest thing I've seen this year!!! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > HERE's a ferret in a bathtub to tell you all about it: > http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/images/2008/01/17/podo3b.jpg What a cutie! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! Aww. I'd like to see that ferrety pile. :) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! > > Helen M I've just checked everyone again, and everyone is crashed out in a blissful ferrety heap of paws and snoring noseys. :o) I think that Gert and Barney have taken to Fungus. :o) Helen M >> So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I think that Gert and Barney have taken to Fungus. :o) Never had any problem myself introducing ferrets either. Tweed >I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) e boy when >he fills out and his coat improves. > >So thanks for the purrs.....ferret math has struck again! > >Helen M Well, you didn't get the original Fungus, but likely you save *two* ferrets from being PTS. That's a major victory against the RSPCA! A couple of very, very lucky ferrets; they owe you their lives. I'm glad he's home now, and getting along with your other ferrets. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha > I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) <snip> > Fungus is very thin and needs to put on some serious weight, but as a > whole he is friendly, affable and he's going to be a handsome boy when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Helen M Wonderful news! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > I collected Fungus Ferret this morning. :o) > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Helen M I'm so glad that Fungus has settled in well :) I can't get over what an arrogant prat that RSPCA guy is! I guess they've seen the worst and assume everyone out there are stupid or irresponsible. Dewi
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