Post by katerifalcon on Oct 28, 2008 12:47:13 GMT -5
Hello! I happened on this board from ferret.com forum and have found it to be very informative and everyone is so nice I decided to finally introduce myself. My name is Jamie and I live in Texas near Dallas. I currently own two ferrets, Mica who'll be 7 in Jan, and Snap who is 4 now I think. I also have a papillon, Piper who loves her "babies" so much! Mica is my little princess and one of my two very first ferrets. When I decided I wanted ferrets in 2001 I spent almost three months researching online about them and reading everything I could. I then had to convince my mom, who I was living with at the time. After presenting all my research she easliy said was, which was shocking. I've always been an animal lover and have owner various animals. I found my first two from an online add and the guy who owned them was moving into an apartment and couldn't keep them, so I took them both, Mica and her brother Tazz. Tazz passed away two years ago from cancer. I also adopted an albino girl named Lilah from a family who bought her for their son but she just lived in the garage with little to no interaction. She was a biter, not too bad, and quickly learned that is was not nice. She passed away after surgery. Snap I received from a co worker who bought him on a whim and didn't have any cage or anything. I was only going to keep him a few days and it turned in to years. I have worked at veterinary clinics off and on since I was sixteen and am a Registered Veterinary Technician. I have never had the chance to work in one that had a ferret vet. Mica and Snap are currently on Evo and I just started mixing in Wellness Core after reading some of the boards. I am very interested in Holistic care since that's what I used for myself. My papillon is also on a more natural diet of Merrick canned and Nature's Valley frozen. The ferrets used to be on Totally ferret and I found the Evo ferret and decided to try it and right away saw a difference. They loved the taste better and after weeks of the new food their coats where thick and soft. My local pet store recently stopped carrying the Evo ferret and I switched them back to Totally ferret, not realizing I could use the feline or even the canine formula, and their coats changed, and they didn't like it as much. I will never do that to them again. I am interested in a raw diet, but will probably read more about it. I look forward to learning more from everyone on these boards. I will post pictures of my kids soon.
Thanks!
Thanks!
, it's good to see you 
You've already been offered all the essential sites, so...I will leave you to prowl and peruse at will. 
charmantpapillon gave you all the links you'll need to navigate the natural diet part of the site. I hope you find the info you are looking for. As questions, have fun, and if you need anything, feel free to PM me personally. 
