"Newborn John Doe" - 4 Months - Pet ferret uncaged - Grain Valley MO

A 4-month-old baby boy from Grain Valley, Missouri, was in critical
condition after a family pet ferret ate seven of the infant's fingers,
and the boy's parents are under investigation for neglect and failure to
obtain a $100 license for the exotic pet, police chief Aaron Ambrose
told CNN Tuesday. Authorities are not releasing the names of the baby or his parents, Ambrose said. The
mother was awakened at 2:30 a.m. Monday to her baby's crying, and she
awakened her husband with screams upon discovering what happened,
Ambrose said.

How did the ferret have time to eat seven fingers! The baby must have screamed after the first bite. I guess they couldn't be bothered to go and check for quite a while.

kiwimom wrote:How did the ferret have time to eat seven fingers! The baby must have screamed after the first bite. I guess they couldn't be bothered to go and check for quite a while.

---Exactly what I was thinking. Despite some people's affection for these varmints. They are wild critters and should be treated as such. Especially around a newborn...PPP.