Hi Ellen!
That's great that you're planning ahead!  Pittsburgh has a GREAT ferret
community and tons of great people!  To start answering your questions,
before I needed a bigger place, I lived here for two years with my
ferrets and they are allowed here.  The places are very nice and the
management is wonderful!  The information is:
 
Cascades Townhomes
100 East West Drive
Pittsburgh,  PA 15237
146 Apartments , Built: 1973
(800)266-7080 x 41834
 
I would recommend, when you begin looking for apartments, to downplay
the ferrets a bit.  Usually, I would say that I had "two caged ferrets,
they're kinda like guinea pigs".  This usually lights a little bit of
familiarity with landlords and since they see them as caged animals,
sometimes they are a bit more easy going on renting to us!
 
>1. Any vet recommendations?  I know of the ferret central list, but I'd
>like some actual recommendations if possible.
 
Pittsburgh has a lot of great vets that are wonderful with ferrets.  Dr
Kelly Yeager at Northview Animal Hospital is wonderful.  She's in North
Hills and the number there is 412-364-5353.
 
Dr Ruth Heller is another great ferret vet.  She's in Murraysville, PA,
about 20-30 minutes from town.  She runs her own vet hospital called
Borderbrook Animal Hospital and the number there is 724-327-2200.
 
>2. Bradford is smack in the middle of downtown...does anyone know of any
>laws or ordinances they have on ferrets, or limiting the number of pets
>you can have?
 
I don't know of any, but in the state of PA, you have to have your ferret
vaccinated for rabies annually.
 
Pittsburgh also has a great ferret club called Three Rivers Ferret
Council and they have monthly meetings, shows, and other activities.
For more information on their club, you can visit this website:
http://home.att.net/~trferretcouncil/
 
There is also a ferret sheltering organization within the club and another
great shelter that can always use volunteers about 45 minutes outside of
Pittsburgh called Planned Ferrethood.  Their website is
www.plannedferrethood.com
 
These are great ways to meet new people with similar interests!
 
Hope this helps and I hope you enjoy the 'Burgh!
Lisa Shortley
[Posted in FML issue 3675]