I found this video clip of a European polecat on YouTube. What an absolutely stunning animal!

I bred a very dark sable male years ago who was the son of our first ferret and he could easily have been mistaken for a polecat, as you can see from this photo of him. I’ve never had such a dark male since

CJ was just the most gorgeous boy and he had an equally gorgeous personality – he was my weasel wardancer extraordinaire and it broke my heart when he developed insulinoma and spent the rest of his days sleeping.

On Friday, I came across an article about the cancer-fighting properties of papaya leaf extract which had been confirmed by researchers. The thing that pricked up my ears was the fact that this supplement was good for shrinking tumours in the pancreas and liver, amongst other organs.

So, first thing on Saturday I went galloping to the health food store and got a bottle of papaya (or paw paw, as it’s called here) leaf extract to give to Kahlua.