Ferret?

[angel27]

This is all just too cute..! two sheet s to the wind on a Saturday night and one adorable ferret story. Tanhks I nneeded that... Dang, now I want one.

[Karried]

lol.. thanks Smiley and angel27!

My son actually reverted his name back to Teddy! So, he was only Bandi for about a day... hopefully, he won't have an identity crisis!

This little guy is such a trip.

He got his exam and distemper shot and I was so worried that he would have a bad reaction, and gave him children's Benadryl, the whole nine yards.. $105 later, he was fine. ( He has 3 more shots to go).

Then he slept all day and I was freaked out that he was having a bad reaction, I called the vet, worried sick... but, later, he was fine. He's causing me endless anxiety... lol.

He got a new 4 story mansion to live in and he is spoiled rotten. He's worse than a human baby!

For those wanting one, I've since learned that they are very high maintenance and you have to learn a lot about them ( health issues, diet, etc, etc), spend a lot of time with them, supervising their play... plus the initial investment of the ferret is only the tip of the iceberg, they are very expensive little critters!

But, luckily, since I've become so attached to him, he's worth every penny.

[kevinpate]

There's Strong , and then there's ferret Strong

[Karried]

You know, he doesn't have a bad odor... it's sort of like an early morning and you smell a very light scent of a skunk ( probably ran over) but it's not unpleasant like I imagined.

In fact, it's not bad at all... I hardly ever notice anything.. only sometimes when he's cuddling or sleeping on my shoulder but it's not bad.

Of course, he's descented. We keep him clean and have odor stuff to put in his food and water.. and he uses body spray (cucumber scented) ..lol

[sweetdaisy]

Karried, I think kevinpate's post was in reference to your pic of the ferret with the camo hat on. Take-off of the Army slogan: "There's strong, and then there's Army strong".

At least, that's how I read it.

[kevinpate]

yep, I'd never say someone's baby smells bad ... the diaper maybe, but never the baby, not even a 4 legged one

[Karried]

oh..duh.. I missed that - ( hello? earth to Karrie -he's wearing a GI Joe hat....)

lol .... maybe I'm over sensitive about the perception of my baby being stinky!

My baby - uh oh, Who would have ever thunk it? I'm sort of happy and proud of myself for getting past my phobia. He is bringing our family much fun.. we really enjoy watching him and playing wtih him together.

[MadMonk]

Ran across this today and it made me think of you and your ferret. What's next in your house, a lion cub?
YouTube - lion and ferret playing

[Karried]

lol....how cute! Teddy is about a quarter size of that guy.

But, that is a problem.. ferrets don't have a lot of fear ( or common sense apparently!) ... notice how he only wanted to play with the newspaper, and not the lion... ha.ha.. that's how Teddy is.. he has an entire room of toys and tunnels and balls.. his favorite toy? A bag.

[bishop186]

Yeah, ferrets are great. They really don't have any common sense! They'll go leaping right off your shoulder! Like children, though, they bounce.

The ferrets running around and tiring themselves out and then just crashing is pretty normal.

[Karried]

Ran across this today and it made me think of you and your ferret. What's next in your house, a lion cub?

Pretty close..... lol

[MadMonk]

LOL, I called it!

I'm not much of a cat person, but something about that gray one appeals to me.

[Karried]

Yeah, that's what suckered me in as well... I'm not usually a cat person either ( litter boxes and all)!

But this one called my name and I almost made it out the door with one new family member in tow.... and then I looked back for about .001 seconds and saw his brother staring at me taking his best buddy away... heavy sigh... and now we have two, which btw, are both sitting in my lap, helping me type this!

[Karried]

I want to name them Sterling and Silver but the family is protesting.

I am now the only female in a house of 6 males.

[FritterGirl]

Ha! Dogs are next.

I've had my two - correction - my two felines have owned me for about 10 years now.

Then once I got married 5 years ago, our first dog came into the picture. Then our second dog. Now we're the proud parents of 3 shelter babies, and two cats. (Well, "parent" to a cat is entirely subjective upon the cat's point of view, of course).

My guess is a dog is next on your list for menagerie growing.

They are all precious. Glad they have a good home. Good luck!

[sweetdaisy]

Karried! They're so darling! Congrats on your growing family.

I'll keep my fingers crossed when I ask this, but where'd you adopt these darling babies from? ;-)

[Karried]

About Ms. Kitty

I got them from a kitty rescue through PetSmart... I'll only use a rescue or a shelter ....

These babies were found as little tiny guys wondering around a parking lot.. dropped off and abandoned.

You can tell they were weaned too young because they will nuzzle and push against your neck and face constantly.. all they want to do is be held and cuddled and sit in my lap!

I love them already .. and now Teddy is starting to chase them around a little bit... he was afriand of them but now thinks they have potential to be fun after all!

They play rough and their claws are like razors so I bought them 'fake fingernails' ... lol, they are called Softpaws ... they will be indoor only but I still don't want to have them declawed.

We're having fun!

[sweetdaisy]

Hurrah! Ms. Kitty's is a good organization. I'm sooooo happy you adopted rescue kitties!

And yes, Softpaws are FABULOUS creations. Hopefully, you can teach them while they're young that toenail trims are FUN (good luck with that!), but if nothing else, the softpaws will help them learn not to shred stuff.

I really am pleased to hear things are going so well...I know it took alot for you to get the ferret, but to also get kitties that will be indoor-only is huge! You are all going to have a great time. Hurrah for you and your family!

Oh, and did I mention how gorgeous your new babies are? WOW!

[Karried]

Thanks SweetDaisy! They are really adorable.. the sweetest little guys.

And Frittergirl.. we have a Black Lab - Kodi ( who has spent the last few days perplexed and somewhat amused by the invasion of even more fuzzy things running around and chasing him!).

[Karried]

[Karried]

Everytime I watch this, I can't believe Silver slept through this.. amazing! We were laughing so hard!

If he would have been awake, he would have clobbered Teddy!

[Pete]

Thanks for sharing your ferret experience... I sure learned a lot!

And are you sure Teddy isn't trying to *eat* that nose??

[Windshieldsplatter]

They make great pets and they make cute squeeking sounds!

[westsidesooner]

Karried...thought you might like this. YouTube - Ferret Chainsaw Commercial - Uncut

[Karried]

oh no!

lol... but they do NOT attack people ( at least mine doesn't and most I've seen or heard about don't either)! I hope it doesn't make people needlessly afraid of them.

I can't believe he chopped off her leg.. ha.ha.. that was funny! Thanks for sharing.

Funny Teddy will barely nibble when he plays with us but we babysat our neighbor's ferrets and they played so rough with each other! They were dragging each other across the floor by their ears! Seriously biting hard.. ouch - strange that he knows the difference. I imagine if I started biting him, he would bite back. We've always played really gently with him so he plays the same with us.

My Grey kitty (above) chews on my big toe to get my attention when he wants wet food.. now that really hurts.