I've been in touch with a student named Elizabeth Ward who has taken in a
ferret from Hurricane Floyd.  Her name is Floyd Marie - she's a gorgeous
young little girl, probably around 1 year old.
 
There's a picture of her and a re-cap of the situation at:
 
http://www.unc.edu/~pjdutche/floydmarie.html
 
Anyway, Floyd Marie has a very badly broken leg that will never heal
properly.  Amputation may be necessary.  However, the Vet School can
perform a procedure called bone fusion that they feel would almost
definitely work well in her case and let her keep the leg.  They'll do it
for half of their usual cost, since they've never done it in a ferret
before, but that's still probably going to be around $700... more than
Elizabeth can afford.  It needs to be done by the first week in December,
so that bone will still be alive, in order for it to work.
 
Anyway, if anyone can donate any money, no matter how small the amount,
towards the surgery (it can be given directly to the vet school), please
contact Elizabeth Ward directly at:
 
[log in to unmask]
or (919) 544-6414
 
Best wishes to everyone!
 
-Pam S.
[Posted in FML issue 2876]