Ferret Frenzy: RIP 'Little Man' (????

Saturday, 12 March 2011

RIP 'Little Man' (???? - 2011)

Last night I had to say goodbye to Little Man and make the heartbreaking decision to have him PTS. It was all a bit sudden and unexpected and all a little to fresh to write about in detail - but I suspect, thinking about it now, that he had a stroke.

He was in my life for 8 months and 6 days and was such a gentle, sweet, little soul.

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you and whispered come to me.

With tearful eyes I watched you, and saw you pass away.
And although I loved you dearly, I couldn't make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working paws at rest.
God broke my heart to prove to me, he only takes the best.

1 comment:

Bronwen Hill18 March 2011 at 21:53
Wow what a beautiful and touching tribute. May you feel safe in the knowledge that your 'Little Man' will live forever on in your memory!
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A few ferret facts

The word ferret was derived from the Latin 'furo' meaning thief. In fact their scientific name Mustela putorius furo roughtly translates as 'weasel-like smelly thief'!

The oldest ferret is thought to have been 15 years old, although this is not official and Guinness World Records has no entry for the oldest ferret.

A group of ferrets is known as a 'business'.

Ferrets are the third most popular pet in the USA after cats and dogs.

Ferrets are obligate (or true) carnivores. This means they only eat meat and do not need any vegetation in their diet.

Ferrets are related to weasels, stoats, badgers, otters and wolverines - all part of the Mustelidae family. They are no longer thought to be related to skunks who are now part of the Mephitidae family.

The ferrets that people keep as pets are not wild animals - they are a domesticated species and any ferret seen in the wild is either stray or feral.

There is only one wild species of ferret - The Black-Footed Ferret. It was declared extinct in the wild in 1986 when the 12 remaining individual were taken into captivity to try and save the species. They have successful reintroduced several populations of black-footed ferrets into several states in America and the species is now classified as endangered.