From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2005-05-25 14:07:06 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Any Health concerns w/ only 1 ferret left
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20050525140706.71868.qmail@web30601.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
--- US7 <digitalcoyote@comcast.net> wrote:
> You might think about rescuing an older ferret as a
> companion for Yen. There are always older ferrets,
> it seems, at shelters waiting to be rescued.
I want to second this suggestion. It won't cure the
depression right away but eventually Yen will probably
bond with the newcomer(s).
In 2001 we adopted two unwanted former lab ferrets,
both of whom were nearly seven years old. They
weren't descented and had been dumped three times by
three previous owners after being let go by the lab.
We figured they were short timers but that we could at
least give them a good ending to their lives.
Podo and Kodo lived to be 9.5 and right around 10,
respectively. They were wonderful, affectionate,
playful ferrets who proved to be surprisingly easy to
train despite their age and being a bit set in their
ways. (They were not at all litter trained when we
got them, even in the cage.) Amazingly enough, after
a very short adjustment period, they were absolutely
trusting and got very bonded to us and the other
ferrets.
Adopting older ferrets may be very good not only for
Yen but for you as well. The rewards are, well....
you know. The only drawback are the inevitable health
issues geriatric ferrets face and the costs involved.
For us it proved to be well worth it.
All the best,
Caity and the fantastic five
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