The ferret is fursty
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Garth M.Posted
Tue 07 Oct 2008 7:21pm
It's been a busy week for the ferrets, it started with them scouting out the House of Parliament before the MMC debate: They then tried to get between Tony Blair... thirsty ferrets indeed:
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The ferret is fursty
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Garth M.Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 7:30pm
It's been a busy week for the ferrets, it started with them scouting out the House of Parliament before the MMC debate: They then tried to get between Tony Blair... thirsty ferrets indeed:
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Ferrets as service animals
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Greg T.Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:39pm
In Washington PA, a woman is being evicted from the George Washington Hotel for breaking the no pets policy on her lease.
The woman is claiming her ferrets act as service animals, alerting her to seizures. She has a note from a doctor stating the ferrets are medically necessary. A local magistrate upheld the eviction stating common sense
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Halloween costumes for ferrets
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DanettePosted
Fri 24 Oct 2008 12:00am
Last weekend when I was looking for a ferret picture for my tag post, I found these and thought I'd share them since it's almost Halloween. We had a project at school to design an online store (not real) and me being me, I decided mine would be "selling" Halloween costumes for ferrets.
I designed several little costumes (except the last two, which
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Fretting over ferrets as pets ... again
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Dr. Patty KhulyPosted
Tue 18 Jan 2011 11:59am
at week's end … this time with respect to one rampaging ferret and his inexplicable taste for human flesh.
Late last week it was reported that a four month-old infant lost seven fingers to a ferret's bizarre chewing frenzy. Meanwhile, the infant's parents claim to have slept through what must have been an ear-splitting scream-fest, if my personal experience
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TWiV 182: One flu over the ferrets’ nest
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Vincent RacanielloPosted
Sun 06 May 2012 12:00am
On episode #182 of the science show This Week in Virology, Michael Imperiale joins the TWiV crew to discuss the recently published influenza H5N1 transmission paper and how it was viewed by the NSABB.
You can find TWiV #182 at www.twiv.tv .
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Kawaoka paper published on aerosol transmission of H5 influenza virus in ferrets
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Vincent RacanielloPosted
Wed 02 May 2012 12:00am
One of two papers on avian influenza H5N1 virus that caused such a furor in the past six months was published today in the journal Nature . I have read it, and I can assure you that the results do not enable the construction of a deadly biological weapon. Instead, they illuminate important requirements for the airborne transmission of influe ...
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Mimes Should Not Be Allowed Ferrets As Weapons
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Rayne MazurPosted
Mon 15 Jun 2009 6:29pm
association with mimes and arming them with spaghetti tongs and ferrets. Ferrets? That's just not right. I can't think of one mime that is qualified to carry a ferret. I think
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FDA is Warning Pet Owners on the Dangers of Xylitol Ingestion in Dogs and Ferrets
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FDAPosted
Fri 18 Feb 2011 3:29pm
of xylitol by dogs and ferrets. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol approved for use in many common products, including sugar-free baked goods, candy, oral hygiene products, and chewing gum... for humans but it can be harmful to dogs and ferrets.
FDA is advising consumers to always read the label on products and to not presume that a product that is safe for humans is safe
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