Marc Morrone credited Winsted with popularizing ferrets as pets in the United States in the mid-1970s.
She co-wrote a song, "Livin' in the Country", which was recorded by Tom Rush.
[12] Winsted perfected the procedure for de-scenting young ferrets (by removing the anal scent sac and neutering males to eliminate their odor).
[13] She introduced ferrets to numerous celebrities such as Dick Smothers and David Carradine and appeared on television numerous times with her own ferrets, including an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.
She also endorsed skunks as pets, though she admitted it "takes a very special kind of person".