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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2011 14:21:55 GMT -5
He was on pred. when the picture was taken. ( He was on pred most of the time from age 3 to over 7 when he left us because it helps with lymphoma. He was also on Timmie's Tonic from the time of his chemo for the rest of his life. ) That little guy had been through so many surgeries, meds., diseases...he was truly a miracle ferret to make it through all that with a happy-go-lucky attitude. His brother had as much going on as he did - they were most likely litter mates based upon age, looks, etc. I love those two little boys so much - no less than I love my current brats. I think of my first two boys daily. EVen though it was heart-breaking to watch them have so many problems, my memories are the happy ones. I was so lucky to have those sweet baby boys -jennifer
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Post by miamiferret2 on Jun 18, 2011 14:33:25 GMT -5
he was a beautiful boy Jennifer. i get so sad when i see pictures of my old ferrets. They have been gone so long but seems like just yesterday that we were laughing and playing with them. you are right. you never know. my friend's Marshall (a tiny male silver mitt named "Beano") lived to be 11 years old. he was "officially" diagnosed with insulinoma when he was about 8 yrs old and he ate horrible food his whole life. and he didn't even have to be put to sleep because of the insulinoma. he had something else going on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2011 22:44:49 GMT -5
All ferts are incredible. There is something we learn from every one of them. Each one we own changes us in some way. I feel that each ferret holds a special gift, and each ferret is sent to us for a reason. To me, ferrets are our mentors - they teach us how to laugh and how to cry - isn't that what life is about?
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Post by darlene on Jun 30, 2011 2:33:04 GMT -5
All ferts are incredible. There is something we learn from every one of them. Each one we own changes us in some way. I feel that each ferret holds a special gift, and each ferret is sent to us for a reason. To me, ferrets are our mentors - they teach us how to laugh and how to cry - isn't that what life is about? so very true,you've said it so well
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foxfire
Junior Member
Raw and Whole Prey Feeder
Owned by 7 ferrets, 10 pigs,27 ducks, 2 border collies & a husband
Posts: 153
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Post by foxfire on Jul 23, 2011 9:00:37 GMT -5
Interesting reading. I read the bit on colours, and champagnes. You will be interested to know all my champagne coloured kits out of Bindi turned sable when they lost their baby coat. 13 kits from 2 litters are all sable. The little hob that I was thinking of keeping instead of Merlin, "Crash" is now the exact same colour as his dad Ozzie. In fact they are like twins, very hard to tell them apart. I am going to post some up to date photo's of the kits as adults soon. They are all stunning looking fuzzies.
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Post by Sherry on Jul 23, 2011 11:32:31 GMT -5
Oh, that would be great to get some updated pics! You'll have to post the baby pics alongside the adult ones, so we recognize who's who ;D
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Post by Heather on Jul 23, 2011 19:13:45 GMT -5
Oh please do. It's always great to see baby photos and then the adult ferret that they grew into. Could you also post a pic of the proud parents too, so we could compare the kits to their parents too...please ciao
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Post by revolvingsheep on Aug 30, 2011 10:03:27 GMT -5
Anyone hear of Quantum Leap Ferrets out of Oklahoma? I'm adopting a 10 week old in about 7 weeks from them. They feed a mixture of high quality kibble and frozen whole prey so a natural diet should be no issue. My only worry is that they spay before adopting out which means I'll get a 10 week old that is spayed. Shouldn't I want to wait to spay till later so that they grow correctly and everything?
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Aug 30, 2011 10:11:28 GMT -5
Will it be ten weeks when you adopt or 17? I'm a little lost there.
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Post by revolvingsheep on Aug 30, 2011 10:16:49 GMT -5
In 7 weeks I am adopting what will then be a 10 week old ferret. It's newly born and she won't adopt until they are 10 weeks old.
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Post by joan on Aug 30, 2011 10:18:31 GMT -5
Are you sure you understood the breeder correctly? All the reputable breeders I am aware of sell the kits on a spay/neuter agreement to be altered after 6 months of age. You are correct that altering them at that young an age will greatly lessen the chances that the ferret will remain healthy much past 2-3 years of age. Also, a kit which comes from a background of fancy colors has an increased possibility of health problems at a young age.
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Post by revolvingsheep on Aug 30, 2011 10:23:10 GMT -5
Actually... you're right. She did say the kit comes on a spay contract... I didn't ask what that meant and didn't make the connection. Now it makes sense, thanks! So no one has heard of this breeder? I think she started in '08. It is a litter of 3 females and she is taking one for herself and letting me choose from the remaining two. If I have the money, I might adopt both of them. www.quantumleapferrets.com/index.html
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Post by Heather on Aug 30, 2011 10:25:13 GMT -5
Hmmm, I would certainly be concerned about getting a kit that had been altered before they were a year (that is the suggested practice). At least allow the ferret to come to physical and sexual maturity at around 6 months before altering. Farm ferrets come altered, it's a matter of convenience, good business practice and a bit of ignorance (maybe it's just good business practice, they get adrenal, die and you have to replace the wee one...barbaric but it's all about the bottom line isn't it ). One of the problems with an early spay/alter is that it is believed to be one of the key components of early onset adrenal. Now, I firmly believe that there is a genetic component in there as well but the major problem with our farm ferrets is they're never allowed to reach sexual maturity. It has now been concluded that the horrible practice of the early alter is a major component in adrenal disease. ciao
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Post by revolvingsheep on Aug 30, 2011 10:27:51 GMT -5
Heather, I just posted above you that there is a spay contract, I just didn't know what it meant until now. They won't be altered until the time the breeder asks me to.
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Post by Heather on Aug 30, 2011 10:38:08 GMT -5
That makes much more sense....breeding contracts are common ciao
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