As most of you know with the passing of Sneezy, my business is now down
to two ferrets.  Both of them are elderly ladies, six and seven.  I am so
terribly afraid for one of them becoming my only.  They have never been
onlies.  I have talked to someone who's opinion and advice on ferrets I
admire and take seriously.  I was afraid that adopting another family
would add more stress to Bubbles and Pepper.  But I think the stress of
being the last would even be greater.  I have been told that adopting
older ferrets would not be a bad idea.  With the encouragement and
support to add to my business, that is exactly the advice I am going to
go with.  I live in Mobile, Alabama.  I have been told there is a rescue
here, but have not been able to find out any information on it.  I would
like to adopt several ferrets.  I would even seriously consider taking on
a group of up to 4 if it was a group that shouldn't be parted.  I need
the assurance that none of them have had ECE or been exposed to it and
they would have had to have been tested for ADV and proven negative.  I
will not put my girls at risk.  I believe there are some shelters in the
Florida panhandle, which isn't that far away.  I know my vet would be
willing to vouch for me if a shelter requested that kind of confirmation.
Please email me off list so we don't take up valuable space here, if you
can help me locate or know of a shelter I can get in touch with.  Many
thanks ahead of time.
 
For the love of ferrets and the human hearts they hold,
Barbara Laugesen
Pepper and Bubbles
From the Bridge - Sneezy, chasing her feather, Rosey, nipping toes,
Rascal, just loving everyone and everything, and Nosey, war-dancing and
bumping into everything!
[Posted in FML issue 3944]