I hope you (and your ferrets, of course!) all had a wonderful Christmas and I really do hope that this coming year will bring only happiness, peace and prosperity to everyone.

I must say that reading the news makes me want to climb into bed and throw the covers over my head in despair but then Angus, or Muis, or Kahlua, come up and and start doing their silly weasel wardance on the blanket and I just crack up.

Seamus is a little more sedate compared with the others but he's slowly losing his stuffiness and does have his silly moments .... and that's what I absolutely adore about having ferrets.  Read more...

I hope your ferrets have a jolly time over Christmas, too, and don't bring down the tree or open all the presents before they should be opened

For all you first time ferret owners, remember that your little angels can get into a whole lot of trouble chewing on cords or bringing down baubles so please make sure your ferrets stay safe over the Christmas holidays. And also remember that chocolate is dangerous for them so please keep it well out of reach!

Wishing all of you a really happy Yuletide season and may 2009 be a peaceful and prosperous year and may all your ferrets stay healthy and well!  Read more...

Not a very good photo, I'm sorry, but I hope you can see how filled out she is.

When Muis had her ultrasound, she was only 900g but when I weighed her yesterday, she'd gained over 100g to be over 1kg. I am stoked

Just a few weeks ago she was very hollow around her flanks and her hair was a bit scruffy and sticky-uppy -- you know that look which sick ferrets have? -- but now she looks so healthy, and not only does she look good, she's very active and perky when she trots around the house. It's great to see  Read more...

Muis's bottle of TCM arrived yesterday and according to what Kamila wrote, the herbs are “yin and spleen tonics”, which will help regulate her blood sugar levels. Kamila also included some mild strengthening herbs to help with the tumour on her pancreas.

Here’s the make up of the medicine (the information in the brackets are descriptions I found on the Internet, not from Kamila) …

1. Tai Zhi Shen - Radix Pseudostellariae (strengthens spleen and stomach Qi, generates fluids, tonifies lung Qi)

2. Shi Hu - Dendrobium Stem (nourishes the stomach; promotes generation of body fluids; nourishes Yin; clears heat)  Read more...

So far, so good!

Anyway, since having her medication, she gets up at night and proceeds to "wash" my face every night (usually right on 1.00am - what is it with a ferret's unfailing built-in clock ) - lick lick lick one side, then she climbs over my face and it's lick lick lick the other side; then a quick snuffle through my hair before yanking out a couple of follicles and finally she goes inside the doona (quilt) cover and falls asleep.

I had to share the pictures of Muis snoring away on Philip's pillow the other morning!  He had bent the top pillow in half so he could sit up against it in the morning and when I went to make the bed, I removed that pillow and found Muis sleeping happily on the bottom pillow.  You can just make out her shaved belly from the ultrasound