Hi all of you FFLs ( Friendly Ferret Lovers.)
 
Its been a very busy week in this household.
 
Bandit is amazing!  He has put on weight and is now 2 lbs 14 oz.  He is
war dancing like a fool, chasing me around the apartment and acting very
ferrety!  He seems to be settling in very nicely.  I'm tickled pink.
 
Smokey had a bowel infection, that was causing the bloody poops.  He
provided a stool sample for the good Dr. No parasites found and her verdict
was it was not contagious and stress related.  He is now eating on his own
and is 2 lbs.  9 oz.  He has gained 9 oz.  in a little over a week.  I'm
still giving 3 duck soup feedings a day.  Even though he is eating on his
own and he has gained 9 oz., I feel his little body still needs some
filling in.  He also seems happier and is a little more playful with me,
he stills tires quickly.  But all in all I am very pleased with their
progress.
 
Their ex-mom was in to see them on Tues.  and couldn't believe the change
in them.  She raved about how much better they looked and how much weight
they had put on.  She even thinks that their coats are much softer.  She
also thinks they look happier.  It's amazing how much a little love and
attention will do for the little dears.  Ex-mom held them both for a little
while and then handed Badit back to me.  When I took him from her he
showered me with sooo many kisses.  That was the very first time Bandit
kissed me.  Do you think he was asking me to keep him here and not send him
back to that other place???  I like to think so <evil grin>
 
Mitzy is another story alltogether.  I'm not really pleased with her
progress.  She is still not eating on her own, but will take duck soup
really well if it is offered on a spoon or from a syringe.  She is drinking
well and has even gained a couple of oz.  She seems active enough, but not
as much as before.  She is still having loose seedy poops on occassion but
not always.  I feel something is not right, but can't tell exactly what is
nit right.  It's nothing I can put a finger on, so to speak.  I guess you
could call it a gut feeling.  She is going back to the vet in the morning
for a barium xray, to rule out a hairball or partial block.
 
Well I'm off to feed some more duck soup!  I'll try to keep everyone
updated.  I also light my prayer candle every day and pray for all of the
sick and abused ferrets of the world, that they may recover to full health
and find happiness in new loving homes.
 
Sally St. Germain and her 12 "Little Saints."
Hi.....my name is Sally.....I am a ferret-a-holic.....and have no
intentions of rehabilitating!!!!!
[Posted in FML issue 2871]