From:
whynotfert
Date: 2002-03-02 00:00:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Bob C: Q&A--Tails and Tales
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Bob C <rrc961@m...> wrote:
> There is NO shame in presenting an idea, even one that is later
> shown false, but only dishonor can stem from disguising an opinion
> as a fact. I can only hope the next generation of ferret book
> authors can grasp this basic concept. We MUST do better, if not
> for ourselves, then at least for our ferrets. My favorite quote
> comes from the Bible. Paraphrased into modern English, it
> says, "Test everything. Discard the bad, and keep what is good."
> Good advice for us all. (Extra credit goes to anyone who can
> tell me chapter and verse. Yes, I know it, but figuring out who
> else knows is sort of fun).
>
> Bob C
Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, chapter 5, vs. 21. :-)
Well spoken as usual, Bob... personally, I believe that the "next
generation" is already emerging. "Ferrets for Dummies" (Schilling)
and "The Ferret" (Shefferman) aren't perfect, no - there's still a
lot out there that we don't know about our critters - but IMO they do
a decent job trying to avoid the "error of infallibility." These are
the two I recommend when folks ask me for information. (IIRC,
weren't you one of the reviewers on these books? <g>)
On a more health-related note -
Dr. Williams, a few days ago you'd posted a request for folks to send
you pics of ferrets with adrenal disease. Were you able to find one
that you could use already, or should people continue to submit
photos?
-Carla Smith
El Paso, TX