Again, Thank you to each and every one of you who picked one of our
shelter kids or who even read their stories. I took some pictures of
some of the new items (not all though! so if I missed you, I apologize.
Some of the guys share a cage and can only use so much bedding at once,
plus it's better to save new things for a few weeks extra.. new fleece.
They say... *drool snuggle snoogle*) The photos will be up on our
shelter blog hopefully within the next few days at
www.emmettferret.org/blog

Also here is a quick update on our givingtree kiddos:

Sweet Pea: Sweet Pea didn't make it to Christmas, her tumor ruptured
and there wasn't anything we could do, but thank you to those sent her
bedding or love. She took it all in as much as she could before she
left us.

Jamba: Jamba is doing pretty well. After his urethral reroute, he is
urinating so much easier now and just has a happier look to his face.
He no longer looks uncomfortable all the time and his implant has his
fur growing in too! He loves his bedding, loves it.

Delmar, Everett, & Trenton - The rescue boys. They're all still holding
forth. Trenton's surgery was very successful and he's in prime shape
to be adopted. Everett's tumor is growing, but slowly and he's still
tooling around getting his soup and finding his sleepsack. He's always
in a sleepsack. Delmar is still holding on, but he is starting to get
the "look" in his eye that he is not as comfortable as he once was.
He's such a fighter, but I can tell his zip is starting to fade. He's
all about the snuggles now, instead of the flying leaps out of the
cage. He's very happy with the bedding though.

Cocoa (Blackfoot) -- Is still her nervous self, but a melatonin implant
seems to have helped a little bit. She's going to give adrenal surgery
a go on the 9th as this is probably her magic window to allow surgery.
She's healthy and robust right now and showing early symptoms. She now
doesn't shake when I hold her, but if I pass her to another person she
doesn't know, she shakes so badly. I hope someone will be willing to
build trust with her and take her home someday.

Taz - Taz is an old man with a large tumor that seems to eat his food
for him. He is struggling to keep weight on, but Wysong, EVO, and PDG
are helping him try to maintain it. He was very thankful for the Wysong
as our order didn't arrive until just today and this guy can't really
wait long without his meals. I'm hoping all the added PDG and other
easily digested food will help race his inability to digest for a
while.

The rest of the shelter kids - The Santa's were just wonderful and
provided everyone here with something new, extra, jingly, chewy, soft,
or crunchy to use or eat. Thank each and every one of you for going
above and beyond.

Wishing all a great 2009.

Laura & Bill - Co-Executive Directors
and our Board of Directors
Emmett Ferret Shelter
emmettferret.org

[Posted in FML 6196]