WOW, again i am so shocked and thankful for all of you who have donated
through SOS or to the card exchange.  I am also VERY thankful to those of
you who have donated directly to our shelter and to those of you in
Toronto who have taken laundry and spent time here with the kids or been
limos to our babies to and from the various veterinarians.  I wish words
could express just how i am feeling, but they simply do not convey just
how thankful and honored i am to have "friends" like you all.
 
It never ceases to amaze me at just how caring and devoted our "little"
ferret community is.  I am honored to be a part of your group and count
myself lucky to "know" you.  Thank you all for your support and love over
this last month.  I want to send a special thank you to Judith, Judy and
SOS for their support and to the IFC for their caring gift as well.  To
the many other shelters (too many to name and i would hate to leave
someone out by accident) that have also supported us with meds, bedding
and medical supplies, it was a god send.  You all are a truly amazing
bunch of wonderful people.
 
Elvis will be going in for the 1st of his 3 surgeries on Wednesday.  The
vet does not want to do both his hips in one sitting, so he'll go in for
his 1st hip replacement on Wednesday.  He's doing great by the way and
chatting up a storm.
 
Sugar's surgery on Tuesday was a success.  It turned out that she had a
HUGE ovarian tumor, not a mummified baby as we originally suspected.  i
kept the tumor (you know me!).  Cassie also went in for surgery this week
and he spay was a little complicated and she is on pain meds.  She's a
little quiet, but doing well.
 
Dar had her adrenal surgery this week and the vet removed a HUGE left
adrenal as well as some insulinomas.  Dar also lost a part of her tail.
it was scary for a bit as she stopped breathing and had to be
resuscitated, but she's holding her own now.
 
As for the SPCA, i chatted with Chief Insp. Draper today and he promises
to further look into why charges were not laid.  My main point with him
was that none of us were interviewed by Insp. Fry.  he only interviewed
the "other party" and took their word at face value.  Our vet wasn't
even contacted for her opinion and i felt that it was a totally
one-sided-case.  Hopefully Insp. Fry will contact our vet and/or us for
the total information package.  PLEASE keep those letters coming to
Chief Inspector M. Draper
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Ontario SPCA
16586 Woodbine Avenue,
RR 3,
Newmarket, ON, L3Y 4W1
 
Randy Melanie Belair
President
The Ferret Aid Society "For the Love of our Fuzzy Friends"
www.ferretaid.org
[Posted in FML issue 4757]