The Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [Hardcover]

Mary R. Shefferman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Healthy Pet | Publication Date: December 3, 1996

This lovable creature is on its way to being the third most popular companion animal after dogs and cats.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The Ferret is an extremely informative guide on ferret health and behavior that offers practical advice for potential ferret owners, emphasizing that they can be challenging pets. Despite this word of caution, the book is careful to emphasize that ferrets can also be highly entertaining and affectionate animals, and with an estimated seven million pet ferrets in the U.S. alone, it's obvious that pet lovers agree. The 13 chapters range from "Bringing Your Pet Home" to "Training and Socializing" and include tips on properly grooming your pet, signs of disease, and a discussion of how your ferret will interact with other pets. This is a fun read, chock full of ferret trivia and illustrated with full-color photographs of our furry friends frolicking, burrowing, and snuggling.

From the Back Cover

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn all about the species-specific traits of your special pet, you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Ferret is written by an expert and includes chapters on training and socializing your ferret, legal issues surrounding ferrets, and introducing your ferret to family and friends. It also contains the latest information about ferret health issues, treatments, and cures. Best of all the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 1 edition (December 3, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087605498X
• ISBN-13: 978-0876054987
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,240,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for ferret owners., November 22, 1999

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"xlhgrl" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

I purchased this book when I got my first kit and it was very helpful and informative. I highly recommend this book, especially for new owners. As having only owned older ferrets, this book really did come in handy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book for New and Experienced Ferret Owners!, February 2, 1999

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Kim Rushing, KiSta Ferret Rescue kistaferret@... (Manahawkin, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

I recommend this book to everyone who adopts a ferret from us. Its very informative and written in terms that everyone can understand. It really deals with ferrets as loving housepets and not like some books that still refer to them as "exotic" and "unusual". I believe this to be the most informative, interesting and fun book on ferrets and their care on the market.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on the market, November 27, 1999

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Gerardo Guerrero (U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

This is the best ferret book i have yet read. This book has a lot of usefull infomation other books don't have. I recommend it to everyone.