Post by Sherry on Apr 1, 2011 23:20:26 GMT -5
June 28, 2008. I went into the pet store to pick up some cat food(yeah- I know ), and asked about the ferret kits, as usual. We'd only had Boris and Vincent at that time for around 3 and 6 months. The clerk brought me this tiny curled up ball of fluff and put her in my hands. This tiny fuzz gave this big long stretch and yawn, lay there looking up at me, then immediately jumped up and started giving me kisses all over my face, neck, and arms
I then found out she'd been surrendered by her owner due to the fact they'd had to move, and it was a pet free apt.
She'd obviously been well loved, because she was so very affectionate. We found out later she was that affectionate with anyone and everyone ;D .
I phoned Cliff and told him about her, and wound up coming home with her. Sinnead had the most peculiar habit. She'd walk around, "talking" to herself. Contantly Dooking, chittering, chuckling, hissing, all "beneath her breath". You could find her just by following the noise ;D She sounded for all the world like a little old lady complaining about everything! And dance? This little girl danced at the drop of a hat
And were there ever battles!!! Vincent immediately pinned her to the floor til she "gave", and then those two were fine. But Boris? She would NOT submit to him! Those two fought like mad- but she finally won. He just gave up because he wasn't getting anywhere ;D
That pair became strongly bonded, likely because of this.
When we brought Lucrezia in as a tiny kit at all of 13 weeks, Boris tried bullying her, but Sinnead wouldn't let him. She'd actually get between them, hissing, then turn and groom the baby ;D We brought in Willow, and tried introducing them didn't go so well. I'd read about putting some tone on each ferret so they'd start grooming each other, thus starting to bond. Well- Sinnead decided that made Willow something she really wanted, so she tried to stash her ;D Didn't go over so well, especially as Willow was still frightened of other ferrets.
Zeus and Athena came in as fosters originally, and Zeus thought this tiny girl was the perfect one to dominate. He jumped her, and the next thing he knew, he'd been alligator rolled a few times, and dragged into the kitchen with her screaming all the way, only to be dumped there as she stalked of chattering angrily to herself. He's still intimidated by her to this day
The first autumn we had her, she had what we thought was a "funky" shed. Lost the tail hair near the top of her tail. Talked to the vet who said it might be adrenal, but we all decided to hold off til spring and see if her fur came back. It didn't. So...she was started on lupron in March of 2009.
Fast forward to today, Friday April 1st.
Her ferret friends have been guarding her constantly when she sleeps, and following her around wherever she decided to totter off to, never leaving her alone. I know Lucrezia, Vincent, and Boris will be devastated by this. But they will be cared for, given extra attention and love to help them through losing their friend
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I then found out she'd been surrendered by her owner due to the fact they'd had to move, and it was a pet free apt.
She'd obviously been well loved, because she was so very affectionate. We found out later she was that affectionate with anyone and everyone ;D .
I phoned Cliff and told him about her, and wound up coming home with her. Sinnead had the most peculiar habit. She'd walk around, "talking" to herself. Contantly Dooking, chittering, chuckling, hissing, all "beneath her breath". You could find her just by following the noise ;D She sounded for all the world like a little old lady complaining about everything! And dance? This little girl danced at the drop of a hat
And were there ever battles!!! Vincent immediately pinned her to the floor til she "gave", and then those two were fine. But Boris? She would NOT submit to him! Those two fought like mad- but she finally won. He just gave up because he wasn't getting anywhere ;D
That pair became strongly bonded, likely because of this.
When we brought Lucrezia in as a tiny kit at all of 13 weeks, Boris tried bullying her, but Sinnead wouldn't let him. She'd actually get between them, hissing, then turn and groom the baby ;D We brought in Willow, and tried introducing them didn't go so well. I'd read about putting some tone on each ferret so they'd start grooming each other, thus starting to bond. Well- Sinnead decided that made Willow something she really wanted, so she tried to stash her ;D Didn't go over so well, especially as Willow was still frightened of other ferrets.
Zeus and Athena came in as fosters originally, and Zeus thought this tiny girl was the perfect one to dominate. He jumped her, and the next thing he knew, he'd been alligator rolled a few times, and dragged into the kitchen with her screaming all the way, only to be dumped there as she stalked of chattering angrily to herself. He's still intimidated by her to this day
The first autumn we had her, she had what we thought was a "funky" shed. Lost the tail hair near the top of her tail. Talked to the vet who said it might be adrenal, but we all decided to hold off til spring and see if her fur came back. It didn't. So...she was started on lupron in March of 2009.
Fast forward to today, Friday April 1st.
Her ferret friends have been guarding her constantly when she sleeps, and following her around wherever she decided to totter off to, never leaving her alone. I know Lucrezia, Vincent, and Boris will be devastated by this. But they will be cared for, given extra attention and love to help them through losing their friend
A slideshow: