Ferrets : their management in health and disease with remarks on their legal status . ewing up the mouth 92 FERRETS of the ferret. When first practised on ayoung animal it is certainly not a pleasantoperation for the ferret. The upper lipis pierced with a large needle, as shownin the sketch, a strong piece of thread isrun through on each side, and the endstied in a knot under the jaw. The ferretis thus securely coped. It may at first appear cruel, but afterthe first time or two there is no crueltywhatever, as the pierced holes remainpermanently open as in a ladys thread can be passed
Ferrets : their management in health and disease with remarks on their legal status . ewing up the mouth 92 FERRETS of the ferret. When first practised on ayoung animal it is certainly not a pleasantoperation for the ferret. The upper lipis pierced with a large needle, as shownin the sketch, a strong piece of thread isrun through on each side, and the endstied in a knot under the jaw. The ferretis thus securely coped. It may at first appear cruel, but afterthe first time or two there is no crueltywhatever, as the pierced holes remainpermanently open as in a ladys thread can be passed through themwhenever required, and the ferret maybe coped without further pain or incon-venience. The old school of ferret workersare much in favour of this method, andallege as an advantage that if a ferret socoped be lost, the saliva from the animalsmouth will, in two or three days at themost, rot the thread and free the jaws, thuspreventing the animal dying from starva-tion, which is always a risk when any NEW METHOD OF COPING 93 Other form of coping or muzzling isadopted. c /r. Fig. 29.—Cope No. 2. , Cope No. 2 is shown in three 29 (without be- c ing knotted at loopD) shows the copeas tied and readyfor use; Fig. 30 anend-on view of thesame cope, showingall the loops ; the cope placedin position on thehead of the ferret, ready to be perma-nently fixed by tying the ends at loop A.
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