Ferret News
Pet Ferret Care Tips
and Information
By Mary R. Shefferman & Eric Shefferman & Gabby, the ferret
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contact: marymodernferret.com

Modern Ferret News #37 - Ferret Care Tips - January 20, 2003
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Modern Ferret News Mailing List Issue #37
http://www.ferretnews.com
January 20, 2003

by Mary R. Shefferman and Eric Shefferman
contact: marymodernferret.com
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Hi

 Hello to all our ferret friends and Happy New Year!
Eric and I hope that 2003 is starting out well for
everyone and their ferrets. I've been finding my new
Ferret Faces 2003 calendar to be very handy (I keep
one in my purse). If you haven't gotten yours yet,
go to the Ferret Trading Post and order one now
-- before they're all gone.

http://ferrettradingpost.com/ffset.html - No longer available.

 It's been a little while since we sent out a newsletter.
We've been busy here working on the next issue of Modern
Ferret magazine (#34) and updating our FerretDesigns.com
website. We have a lot of fun web stuff planned for this
year -- more videos for the FerretTV.com site and a lot
of new designs at FerretDesigns.com (surf on over and
check out our new Valentine merchandise -- very ferrety
and full of love).

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=ferretdesigns.54209

 We're settling into our new place more and more each day.
You can always read updates, as well as my (Mary's) random
ramblings in my Blog.

http://www.modernferretblog.com/mary

 Questions? You can e-mail me at: marymodernferret.com.
I try to answer e-mails in a timely manner, but if you have
an emergency, please call your vet.

 In this newsletter you can read about how I figured out
how to medicate a very unwilling Trixie without having to
get Eric involved in the procedure. Plus there are links
to some great new stuff at FerretDesigns.com.

 Best wishes for a great year!

--Mary & the Fuzzies (Trixie, Koosh, and Gabrielle)

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==> Medicating Ferrets
    by Mary R. Shefferman

==> Ferrety Stuff for Valentines's Day

==> Update on Modern Ferret Things


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==> Medicating Ferrets
    by Mary R. Shefferman

Note:
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Check the ModernFerretBlog site for updates from Mary.


 After their full dentistries (teeth cleanings) on
Monday, our three fuzzballs have been on Amoxicillin
for 5 days. Koosh loves Amoxi. He thinks it's a treat.
(I think I mentioned this earlier.) Gabby has now come
to love it, too. But Trixie ... ah, Trixie. She still
thinks we're trying to poison her. She really isn't a
ferret who enjoys new tastes. Someday (soon) we'll get
her melodramatic reaction to bad tastes on video and
put it up on the web.

 For the first time today, I managed to figure out a
way to medicate Trixie by myself. Here's what I did:

1. I put a little bit of Ferretone in a spoon on the
counter.

2. I drew the Amoxi into the needle-less syringe.

3. I put Trixie on my lap and scruffed her.

4. I dribbled the Amoxi into the side of Trixie's
mouth (much to her dislike). (Trixie: "Oh my God!
Poison! Bleah! Ptooey! Gag!")

5. I quickly dabbed a fingertip into the Ferretone
on the spoon and wiped it on Trixie's nose.

(*FYI: Ferrets will usually lick off whatever is on
their nose just to get it cleaned off -- this is a
good way to get a ferret to "willingly" try a
Duck Soup-type recipe or Hill's a/d et al.)

6. Trixie lapped at the Ferretone until she'd clean
forgotten about the horror of being medicated.

7. I didn't have to wake Eric.

:)

P.S. If you've enjoyed this article, imagine how much
you'd enjoy reading the printed magazine that we make
-- it has all sorts of great care articles along
with great photos of ferrets and all kind of fun.
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   Modern Ferret Magazine issue #33 features:
   - A *huge* interview with best-selling author
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    and now his new books _The Ferret Chronicles_)
   - Is it a Boy or a Girl? How to sex a ferret
   - Teeth, Claws, and Eyeballs: Why are my ferret's
    teeth so long? by Bob Church
   - Dear Gabby's tips for new ferret parents
   - The Bones of a ferret: Bacula
   - Ferrety Nursery Rhymes
   - plus ferret cartoons, funny stories, and more!
   *and* a very special Ferret Faces Pin-Up Centerfold!

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==> New Products for Valentine's Day

 We've got some great new products available at our
Ferret Designs site (sales from this site help pay for
the cost of this newsletter).

 Heart Ferret designs on shirts, mugs, mousepads,
night shirts, and even baby bibs!

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=ferretdesigns.54209

 We even have the Heart Ferret design on a lunchbox! - Lunchbox is no longer available.

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/prod.aspx?p=ferretdesigns.4477353

 We've got beautiful tile boxes that make great jewelry
boxes, memory boxes, or ferret cremation urns. Give them
a look:

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=ferretdesigns.54419

 We even have Heart Ferret greeting cards!

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/prod.aspx?p=ferretdesigns.4476490

 Be sure to check these items out and be on the lookout
for even more great items coming soon!


 Start shopping here:

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==> Update on Modern Ferret Things

 Just a reminder that we have the following products
available -- if you didn't get them in December, you
may want to get them now as a present for yourself!

** The Ferret Faces 2003 Calendar and Address Book **

http://ferrettradingpost.com/caladbook.html

 This is the adorable new calendar and address book
filled with photos of sweet little ferret faces.
We're really proud of this, so give it a look! Sharp
close-up photography of ferret faces!

 You can see all 12 faces from this year's calendar by
going here:

http://ferretfaces.com/january2003.html


** 500 Things My Ferret Told Me **

  http://ferrettradingpost.com/500ferret.html

 This fun book gives you 500 enjoyable ferrety quotes
all wrapped up in a nifty little square book. We're
so sure that you'll want to keep a copy for yourself
as well as give the book as a gift that we're offering
it with a Buy 2 Get One Free special!


** The Monster Pack of Modern Ferret Back Issues **

  http://ferrettradingpost.com/take25pack.html

 Get yourself and your ferret-loving friends a gift
they'll enjoy and that will help them help their
ferrets live happier, healthier lives -- the
Modern Ferret Monster Pack!
 

** The Wit and Wisdom of the Modern Ferrets **

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 Compiled from the columns written by our ferrets
during the first 5 years of publishing Modern Ferret
Magazine, this book has the kind of writing that
got Modern Ferret chosen as one of the 12 Best
Magazines in the Magazine Business!

 Ferret care tips written by ferrets -- what could
be more educational while being enjoyable to read?



 Have a ferrety new year!

- Mary and Eric and the ferrets
Trixie, Koosh, and Gabrielle

That's it for this newsletter!
Stay tuned! More great stuff is on the way!

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