From:
"Susie Lee"
Date: 2007-09-07 13:26:58 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] TV interview skips over imp.health issues (sigh)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
This is Susie Lee for The Ferret & Dove Sanctuary, Inc.
About a week ago Wes and i were interviewed by a local television
station for an article about us and the Ferret & Dove Sanctuary. The
video they released is, of course, just a fraction of what was
filmed but the young reporter asked good questions, such as what did
the ferrets and doves need (i started to reel off various items,
then i said "...everything a bunch of 2 year olds would need that
happen to have fur or feathers" (whereupon we all chuckled, but it
hit that nail on the head!). I also spent nearly 20 minutes
explaining what goes into the ferrets' soup and why, ***including
stressing that the veterinarian said NO egg whites because the
whites cause anemia in many ferrets***, so that I separate them and
only put in the yolks...all of which was skipped over as being too
long and involved...oh, well! ALSO we showed several ferrets who got
melatonin implants, all of whom re-grew their fur except the very
latest one, Wanda The Wonder, who is just starting to re-grow her
fur from around her neck after her 2nd week post-implant...ALL of
that was cut out except a couple of quick shots of tiny Wanda,
herself, who is a very happy little sprite.
However, here is the link to the interview and video, so that you
get a glimpse of us, the house, some of the animals and birds,and
the cameraman's feet while Lawrence Ferret is ambling on thru after
filling his little face with the soup. Furbucket, our elderly 21
year-old persian cat tried and tried to get on-camera, even backing
her old tail into the lens, but of course she got cut out, too.
The following text is theirs, you might have to copy and paste the
link to the browser...
Imagine having 100 animals in your home. One Pensacola couple is
doing just
that as they care for ferrets and doves.
Full Article:
http://wkrg.com/news/article/sanctuary_providing_homes_for_ferrets_an
d_doves/4727/
[Moderator's Note: There is also an attached video with good points
about avoiding over-heating ferrets and learning to care for any
animals who are added to one's family]
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