Alex T Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4285805/Baby-attacked-in-her-pram-by-a-ferret.html Whilst I appreciate it that may have been a shock at first - surely someone with a little common sense would have scruffed it by the back of the neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 it was a ferret!! A blooming ferret not a wild animal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 poor baby but they seem to have greatly exagerated the story she hardly looks savaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I'm not sure what to make of this:confused: Never heard of a ferret attacking a child before so glad to hear the kids ok, but it does seem to be a bit of an exaggeration, I still have war wounds (which I'm proud to have:D, yes, I'm weird) from playing with my ferret and I know, as I'm sure many others do, what a ferrets bite is capable of, they will latch on with intent, will not let go, and can bite to the bone, I would say the kid did have a lucky escape but to say the kid was savaged, I'd have to disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I'm glad the little girl is ok but it's a scratch! I'm sure if it meant it the ferret could have done a dam sight worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aronoiiel Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 wow they really over sensationalized that story While i realize the shock level and concern from the mother that's totally over reacting. I hope the baby is ok and the ferret doesn't have any diseases to pass on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwolf Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 The photos actually made me laugh! A teensy little puncture on a baby's finger. Newsworthy for how random the attack was, but a little over the top, I think! I mean, that would really be a totally random and scary thing to happen, and the first thing I'd be thinking was rabies, but if it were attacking my baby I'd be grabbing the thing by the back of the neck and killing it! At the very least flinging it away and then either kicking it or stomping its skull in if it tried to come back... Three adults couldn't stop or kill a persistent ferret after nearly half an hour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley & Lumikkis Mummy Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 OMG hardly a frenzied attack was it, Tiny scratch more like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollynDiesel Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 'Baby savaged' Its a bloody ferret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Teeko and Keeta Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 The sun are really scraping the barrel! Next it'll be killer goldfish trying to drown their owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahar6wme Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Right I have to speak from first hand experience here I had 2 pet ferrets my self both hand raised handled daily had run of the house to be honest apart from dinner time and when I went out one day being 7 months pregnant I went to feed them and one of them grabbed onto my hand and wouldn't let go it was the skin between my thumb and second finger sadly he had to be put down as I didn't trust him after that and didn't want him doing it to any one else his brother was rehomed as I was scared to handle him it hurt and he the bite went straight through my skin I also had a friend who had a ferret and his was very nasty too don't think from my experience they make good pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex T Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Right I have to speak from first hand experience here I had 2 pet ferrets my self both hand raised handled daily had run of the house to be honest apart from dinner time and when I went out one day being 7 months pregnant I went to feed them and one of them grabbed onto my hand and wouldn't let go it was the skin between my thumb and second finger sadly he had to be put down as I didn't trust him after that and didn't want him doing it to any one else his brother was rehomed as I was scared to handle him it hurt and he the bite went straight through my skin I also had a friend who had a ferret and his was very nasty too don't think from my experience they make good pets. We have 2 ferrets at the moment - both handled daily - never bite! Granted they did at first, but that was soon tamed out of them! Even my youngest (who's 2) can pick them up and handle them. We find them to be great pets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 A rodent. Pet or not...it's a rodent attacking your child. I'm very glad it wasn't a random dog or cat or something with a larger bite radius. How increadably disappointing...poor kid. She gets to grow up and be 'that kid whose mom let a ferret maul her' cuz ya know...she might have gotten bitten whacking it on the head when it was biting her child. UGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Jones Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Poor lil Lola, Glad she's ok but found parts of the story funny "Two passing firefighters dashed to her rescue  then spent 25 minutes fending off the frenzied creature as it tried to get past them and savage the baby again." The Suns made it sound like a Bear!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex T Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Poor lil Lola, Glad she's ok but found parts of the story funny "Two passing firefighters dashed to her rescue  then spent 25 minutes fending off the frenzied creature as it tried to get past them and savage the baby again." The Suns made it sound like a Bear!! Thing that makes me lol the most at this part is that of you know ferrets its was probably just duking and diving (playing)! Ours do it all the time - especially when the kids react to them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOST R1D3R Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 it was a ferret!! A blooming ferret not a wild animal! im with you but did u see the size on that cut this you could only find in the sun even though its not even worthy of the local press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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