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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 16:07:01 GMT -5
Her colors are unusual and so pretty. You've had her for almost two years now, have you seen alot of color changes? I know in your intro that you mentioned she had changed from almost all white. You will probably see alot of color changes with her. Yes! I've been so upset about her growing so white. She used to be a gorgeous blaze. ;_; But you're right, she's still pretty. She's still the queen of the house. Some videos of her original color (about a month after I got her, thereabouts): ClickClick
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 16:43:40 GMT -5
She is just gorgeous. I love blazes. One small question...are you sure that she is a girl. I thought I saw a "belly button".
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 16:48:30 GMT -5
She is just gorgeous. I love blazes. One small question...are you sure that she is a girl. I thought I saw a "belly button". No, no belly button. She is 100% female. I do want a boy, though, in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 17:12:06 GMT -5
I had to ask, lol. You'd be surprised at how many new ferrents are "surprised" and need a new name for their little guy, who they thought was a little girl.
Boys are fun. They seem to be a little more snuggley. The girls do rule and they kind of seem a little smarter. It's hard to say though. My Wynstan is so goofy, but Roamy doesn't miss a trick. And that's how Ferret Math strikes...
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Post by Celene on Feb 16, 2015 19:07:38 GMT -5
I had to ask, lol. You'd be surprised at how many new ferrents are "surprised" and need a new name for their little guy, who they thought was a little girl. I have heard several stories about people who would kiss and/or blow raspberries on the "belly button" who were absolutely mortified when they found out they had a boy!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 20:12:14 GMT -5
It'd be...interesting, if Moses had a "belly button", since her vulva is swollen from adrenal. There would be...there would be a situation on hand, that's for sure. CelenePoor, unsuspecting ferrants...but can you imagine the ferret's trauma? "The heck are you doing, human?"
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Post by Celene on Feb 16, 2015 20:41:25 GMT -5
Agreed! I wonder if it's still illegal if the humans are just plain old ignorant?
I don't get the channel, but apparently one of the times this happened was on "Dr. K'S Exotic Animal ER" (tv show) and the owners insisted it was the belly button and they always kiss it and poke it and such. I would hate for that to happen to anyone on camera.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 19:06:25 GMT -5
Moses is still being a pain and not eating much, but she IS eating. It's all we can ask for, huh? I am thinking she's not a fan of chicken. Elisha is home again and still eating as much as she usually does. I have yet to get a long shot of her that's updated, but here is one of Moses taken today.
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Post by Celene on Feb 18, 2015 21:28:27 GMT -5
Oh no! I'm glad she's home but I hope you figure out what's wrong and it's nothing serious.
Moses is looking a little on the skinny side but by no means emaciated. Is there anything she likes enough to pig out on?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 22:26:37 GMT -5
Oh no! I'm glad she's home but I hope you figure out what's wrong and it's nothing serious. Moses is looking a little on the skinny side but by no means emaciated. Is there anything she likes enough to pig out on? I feel the only thing I've ever gotten Moses to pig out on was pumpkin seed oil, and she cannot have a lot of that very often. She's literally always been this skinny. It's amazing. Even at 1.9 lbs, she looked this slim. That's why I tend to call her "slim bean." It worried me so much I'd taken her to the vet, just to be told she was naturally skinny. But when you compare her to fatty mcfat Elisha...it's hard to not freak out. One day I'm going to find a way to put fat on those bones, because it seems stuff like raw egg doesn't work for her.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 11:00:32 GMT -5
It could be that Moses is a whippet body type. It's hard to see that from pictures, but they stay lean and thin. Elisha may be more of a bulldog body type and that makes Moses look even thinner. Your vet may not be familiar with those terms, but he does seem to think she is healthy.
What we look for, to judge whether a ferret is too thin, is two things. One; you should be able to feel her ribs but not see them. Two; she should be straight up and down without a waistline.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 13:33:31 GMT -5
It could be that Moses is a whippet body type. It's hard to see that from pictures, but they stay lean and thin. Elisha may be more of a bulldog body type and that makes Moses look even thinner. Your vet may not be familiar with those terms, but he does seem to think she is healthy. What we look for, to judge whether a ferret is too thin, is two things. One; you should be able to feel her ribs but not see them. Two; she should be straight up and down without a waistline. My vet is a she. :3 Both of them are, actually, since at the moment Elisha is seeing someone more experienced in Indianapolis for her condition. Those two things you said to look for are what my regular vet told me, and said that Moses does not exhibit either of these. I've never heard of those names for body types, either, though I know ferrets have them! It would make sense, she does look like a whippet. Elisha I always said is my "badger", because she looks like she has a more badger-like body to me...even her paws are broad! Are there any more body type names? Now I'm curious.
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Post by Celene on Feb 19, 2015 16:22:31 GMT -5
Greyhound: long body, long legs, long tail. Slim like a whippet with a high arch.
Truthfully I don't *really* know the difference between whippet and greyhound, but I tend to think of whippets as more petite, and greyhounds long and lean. For most purposes though you will just hear "whippet" and "bulldog" to mean either naturally slim, or naturally stocky.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 19:27:40 GMT -5
AN UPDATE:
I have discovered why Moses hasn't been eating much. Just about 10 minutes ago she woke up and vomited a ton of hairball. We have given her egg and are starting hairball treatment. Hopefully vomiting all that hair and now getting some egg in her will help her start to feel better!
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Post by Celene on Feb 19, 2015 19:33:40 GMT -5
Oh no! When you say "hairball treatment" do you mean the cat stuff or the blockage protocol?
Either way, keep us updated. It's really lucky she vomited it because I have heard of so many ferrets needing blockage surgery to remove hairballs. Just make sure she's pooping so you know there isn't still more in there causing a blockage.
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