National Ferret Welfare Society (NFWS)

Main Articles About the NFWS Show Dates What is the NFWS Affiliated Clubs & Other Contacts Ferret Rescues, Welfares, Sanctuaries & Boarding Caring for your Ferret Articles from NFWS Newsletters Articles from Ferrets First Working Ferrets Rabbit Control Service Vets' Corner Health Matters Ferret Friendly Vets Ferret Facts National Ferret Welfare Society Contacts Latest members post Archive Site Map What is the NFWS Membership Form NFWS Constitution and Rules NFWS Contacts Affiliated Organisations and Contacts Ferret Rescues & Sanctuaries Caring for your ferret Relative Sizes of the Mustelidae Family Basic Ferret Facts Housing Ferrets Neutering & Descenting Feeding Ferrets Illnessess Handling Ferrets Preparing for a Ferret Show Articles, stories etc - from NFWS Newsletters End of Season - September 2010 Yarm Ferret Rescue - September 2010 Yarm Ferret Rescue - May 2010 Mad or What? - May 2010 If you go down in the woods today...... - May 2010 Endocrine Disease Part 2 - by Anna Meredith MA VetMB CertLAS DZooMed MRCVS Royal [Dick] School of Veterinary Studies Endocrine Disease Part 3 - by Anna Meredith MA VetMB CertLAS DZooMed MRCVS Royal [Dick] School of Veterinary Studies How Safe are your Ferrets? -by Ralph Bantoft #84 May 2009 Yarm Ferret Rescue - May 2009 The European Polecat (Mustela putorius) by Paul Pountain #83 January 2009 Polecat, wots that then?!! by Paul Pountain #82 September 2008 Weasels in a Winter Wonderland! by June McNicholas - #81 May 2008 HAMISH MacBEAR or Turned Out of Bed by a Ferret! by Bill Beck - #81 May 2008 The Ferret Mobile by Sheila Crompton - #80 January 2008 Don't let your ferrets see this! by John Whittles - #80 January 2008 An expensive time in the lives of my ferrets!! by Suzanne Bridges - #80 January 2008 The Ferret Medicine Chest - #85 September 2009 Working or Pet? by Max Abell - #85 September 2009 A Right Royal Shambles - #85 September 2009 Yarm Ferret Rescue - #86 January 2010 Apollo the Geocaching Ferret - #91 September2011 Apollo the Geocaching Ferret - #94 Sept- Dec 2013 An Out of Season 'One Off' by Max Abell - #91 September2011 Ferrets at the Lamont Household - #79 September 2007 Ferret Friendly Vets - A Cautionary Tale - #79 September 2007 Articles by June McNicholas Updated Wispa Stoatally different? No, Weaselly distinguishable! In Praise of Albinos Tips What's in a name? More on naming ferrets Meldrew Moments over Mustelid Misinformation The Pine Martens of Wester Ross Our Miracle Morgana Recipes for Disaster! Pyometra 'Code of Conduct' Some thoughts on 'Designer Ferrets' A Cautionary Warning Regarding Dietary Supplements P.A.T. Ferrets Toronto Conference 2006 When A Rescue Arrives.... Ferrets in Research (1) Something 'Entirely' Different Fostering and hand-rearing kits MOT Your Ferret! So you think you want a ferret Blood Transfusion in Ferrets A Right Royal Shambles - September 2009 Fuzzball II - May 2009 Our 15 Minutes of Fame - January 2009 Bobby Fuzzball - January 2009 Ahh... Missie & Sophie - January 2008 Puppy Fat - January 2007 Around the Rescues & Welfares Kingsteignton Ferret Welfare Yarm Ferret Rescue Yarm Ferret Rescue - January 2010 Fostering Kits Part 1 & 2 - January 2009 Yarm Ferret Rescue - January 2009 Yarm Ferret Rescue - September 2008 Yarm Ferret Rescue - May 2008 Yarm Ferret Rescue - January 2008 Yarm Ferret Rescue - September 2007 Leo & Alice - May 2007 Pucker Up!! - January 2007 Yarm Ferret Rescue - March 2004 Yarm Ferret Rescue - December 2003 Yarm Ferret Rescue - June 2003 Isle of Wight Ferret Rescue How it All Began Bolton Ferret Welfare Bolton Ferret Welfare - May 1996 Bolton Ferret Welfare - February 1996 Fritz Ferret & Co About Bolton Ferret Welfare Bedford Ferret Welfare Eric Ferret Welfare 1997 Sleaford Ferret Rescue How it all began... Update on Sleaford Ferret Rescue Microchipping And now for something Stoatally different Sleaford Ferret Rescue Articles by Dick Nutt The Trouble with Technology The View from Here Once upon a Time in America Comment The Ferret & Ferreting Society "B.J." and the Lump An Apprenticeship in Field Sports - Part 1 An Apprenticeship in Field Sports - Part 2 An Apprenticeship in Field Sports - Part 3 An Apprenticeship in Field Sports - Part 4 An Apprenticeship in Field Sports - Part 5 A day out with Teddy Dick's Mustelid Mixture Showtime A Tribute to the late Dick Nutt Coronavirus Enteritis Aleutian Disease - Dr A Deeney Aleutian Disease - John Chitty Living with Aleutian Disease Endocrine Disease What you should know about ferret insulinoma Fostering Kits Part 1 & 2 Apollo the Geocaching Ferret The Day the Man from the RSPCA Came Updated Wispa Dyson's Diary 1 Dyson's Diary 2 Ferreting in Coverdale The Animal Welfare Bill Summer Ferreting First Ferreting Trip of 2004 The Adventures, and Misadventures of an Urban Ferret Keeper Town & Country Festival - 2003 Ten ways of telling whether you've become a ferret freak The Ballad of the Wakeham Woozles The 2001 Town and Country Festival The Dick Nutt Memorial Trophy The Story of Yogi and Boo-Boo Ferret Walking Jean-Pierre Puts The Boot In POLICE, CAMERA... FERRET? Don't Put Your Ferrets On the Stage Mrs Worthington The Litterbox Jitterbug A Day in the Life of a House Ferret A Happy New Year Annabel's Babies Baptism Oh My God, What have we Done??? Polecats Are Coming Back! Getting Hooked The Ethics of (Over)Breeding Buster's Bite Show Tips Field Sports Warmer Ferreting An Out of Season 'One Off' Beaten to it Hello, who are you? In the Beginning Stories by Norma Williams A 'hunting We will go (Part 1) A 'hunting We will go (Part 2) All the Fun of the Fair (Part 1) All the Fun of the Fair (Part 2) We're All Going on a Summer Holiday (Part 1) We're All Going on a Summer Holiday (Part 2) There's No Business Like Show Business (Part 1) There's No Business Like Show Business (Part 2) Here We Come A Weaselling True Brit There's A Long Long Trail A Winding Practically Magic Cinderella's Revenge The Tale of Wilbur the Arboreal Whelk The Hunt for Ely Klonkers I Should Be So Lucky Bad Medicine The Sound of Music The Battle of Barney's Bawls The tale of the wild weasel and the not-so-Magnificent Seven Articles from Ferrets First Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #10 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #11 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #12 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #13 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #14 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #15 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #16 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #17 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #18 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #19 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #20 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #21 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #22 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #23 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #24 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #25 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #26 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #27 Diary of a Highland Lady - Issue #28 Diary of a Highland Laddie - Issue #29 On the Couch - April/May 2002 On the C'ouch' - Why does Scuttle Bite The Judge? On The Couch - Nice Face, Shame About The Legs On The Couch - You Can't Win Them All On The Couch - February/March 2003 On The Couch - April/May 2003 On The Couch - October/November 2003 On The Couch - December/January 2003/4 On The Couch Special - The Ferret That Came Back From The Dead On The Couch - Take The PR Challenge On The Couch - 'Psycho' On The Couch - Saving Polecat Ryan! On The Couch - Growing Old Disgracefully Back to Basics - Diet - Issue #4 Back to Basics - Colour - Issue #5 Back to Basics - Care and Wellbeing - Issue #7 Back to Basics - Spaying and Neutering - Issue #8 Back to Basics - 'Fleas a Jolly Bad Fellow...!' - Issue #12 Back to Basics - Internal Parasites - Issue #13 Back to Basics - Golden Oldies - Issue #17 Back to Basics - So You Think You Want A Ferret? - Issue #18 Back to Basics - Vasectomised Hobs - Can They Cut It? - Issue #19 Back to Basics - The Scars That Never Heal - Issue #23 Back to Basics - Dietary Supplements - Issue #25e Back to Basics - Happy Families - Issue #26 Taking a Gamble on Amber Ferreting - A Humane Method of Pest Control My Day's Ferreting Close Encounters of the Ferreting Kind - Issue #6 Preparing for a Show Working Ferrets Heralding the New Season Ferreting in the Frost How to stop 'The One That Got Away' Ferreting in the Yorkshire Dales Working Ferrets Summer Ferreting - #19 Summer Ferreting - Part Two - #20 Ferreting in the Christmas Trees - #21 Ferreting to Guns - #23 A Time for Change - Deben Ferret Finder 3 - #27e Making A Working Box Do Real Men Kiss Ferrets? 'I Will Always Love You' Coping With Loss Preparing for a Show 'Ivy Ferret: One-to-One The Ferrets First Interview' - Issue #6 Breeding Ferrets - #11 Responsible Breeding - #12 Ferret-Proofing Your Home - #13 Beating the Rest Top Showing Tips - #13 Choosing the Best Top Judging Tips - #14 Ragged, Dragged and Dangerous To Know? - #17 Along Came Polly - #19 Insulinoma in Ferrets - #20 Festive Treats and Temptations - #21 The Truth Behind The Mask - #23 A Brush With Insulinoma Toby's Story - #23 A Brief Look At Insulinoma- #23 Are ferrets dangerous? - Issue #25e s Ferret Agility Course - #25e A Word About ‘Flooral’ Hygiene - Issue #25e Weird Orbs at Lotherton Hall - #27e Paddington Gets In A Jam - #27e Coping With Adrenal & Insulomina - #28e The Christmas Ferret - #3 'Ferret Goes Racing' - #7 Lemur Goes Missing - #9 Tommy In Charge - #12 Tommy In Charge - #13 Christmas At Holly Tree House - #15 Behind The Wire #01 Behind The Wire #02 Behind The Wire #03 Behind The Wire #04 Behind The Wire #05 Behind The Wire #06 Behind The Wire #07 Maisy and Daisy #08 Maisy and Daisy #09 Maisy and Daisy #10 Maisy and Daisy #11 Maisy and Daisy #12 Maisy and Daisy #13 Maisy and Daisy #14 Maisy and Daisy #15 Maisy and Daisy #16 Maisy and Daisy #17 Maisy and Daisy #18 Maisy and Daisy #19 Maisy and Daisy #20 Maisy and Daisy #21 Maisy and Daisy #22 Maisy and Daisy #25e Working Ferrets English Ferrets, Yankee Ferreting Ferreting Equipment A Ferreter's Code Hunting with Ferrets Ferreting in the Yorkshire Dales Ferreting in Upper Wharfedale Warmer Ferreting Beaten to it Working with Dogs How to Make a Purse Net Ferreting - A Humane Method of Pest Control My Day's Ferreting Close Encounters of the Ferreting Kind 'Working Ferrets' Heralding the New Season Ferreting in the Frost How to stop 'The One That Got Away' Ferreting in the Yorkshire Dales Working Ferrets Summer Ferreting - Part Two Ferreting in the Christmas tree Ferreting to Guns A Time for Change - Deben Ferret Finder 3 Making A Working Box Setting purse nets Humanely dispatching the catch Thumbing & Legging Paunching Skinning & Jointing Rabbit Recipes Rabbit Recipes Rabbit & Sage Fricassee Casserole of Rabbit in Red Wine Rabbit with Prunes and Mustard Rabbit Tarragon Rabbit Stew - Traditional Maltese Maltese Rabbit Stew Rabbit and Bacon Pudding Somerset Rabbit Rabbit Paste Casseroled Rabbit with Rice & Tomato Chicken and Rabbit Casserole Maltese Rabbit Stew (2) Hunter's Rabbit Rabbit Sweet and Sour Rabbit and Mushroom Carbonara Stuffed Roast Rabbit Rabbit and Broccoli Casserole Rabbit Hot Pot Rabbit Casserole Sweet & Sour Rabbit with Prunes Rabbit in Mustard Sauce Rabbit Chasseur Rabbit in Cream Iranian Barbecued Rabbit Fenek Bit-Tewn U Blilmbid Alopecia in the Ferret Summary of Drugs Used in Ferrets The Jill Jab Abscesses in Ferrets Ferret Castration Flea Control Health Matters Health Matters 1 Health Matters 2 Health Matters 3 Health Matters 4 Health Matters 5 Health Matters 6 Health Matters 7 Health Matters 8 Health Matters 9 Health Matters 10 Health Matters 11 Health Matters 12 Health Matters 13 Health Matters 14 Health Matters 15 List of Ferret Friendly UK Vets Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cleveland Cornwall Co. Durham Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Sussex East Yorkshire Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Manchester Merseyside Middlesborough Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland North Humberside North Yorkshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset South Yorkshire Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Tyne & Wear Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Wirral Worcestershire Isle of Man Wales Scotland Northern Irland Ireland Show Dates Showing Ferrets Preparing for a Ferret Show Preparing for a Show Beating the Rest Top Showing Tips Choosing the Best Top Judging Tips Show Tips N.F.W.S. Show Reports and Results NFWS Open Show at Ibstock: 22nd August, 2004 NFWS Open Show at Goosnagh & Longridge: 10th July, 2004 National Ferret Fair: 13th June, 2004 NFWS Members' Christmas Show: 14th December, 2003 NFWS Members' Christmas Show: 8th December, 2002