Wow,
I couldn't get through the whole thing the first time around.  I had
to stop and come back to it.  This is why I take in the old, and the
unwanted.  Of the 11 I have had, three were bought by us.  My husband
tells me that after losing two in a month he wants to stop rescuing.  He
is sad and he has hurt with me over these guys.  We are now 8, and four
are either sick or 7+.  I still respond to all requests to take in the
unwanted, but I have found homes for the two recently.  I have been honest
with him, I do know that we are where we need to be for our own ferrets,
our vet bills have been in the thousands lately.  But I cannot say that I
will never bring in another rescue to live here with us.  I can't imagine
that.  For now we do have our hands full with those that we have and are
committed to.
 
I do not know how those of you that do this on the large scale do it.
My heart breaks when I lose one, and financially I have all that I can
manage now.
 
Kim and the Mighty Reno 8
[Posted in FML issue 3802]