Great news about the little Houston ferret who was thrown out of her house
and abandoned when her unclipped nails scratched someone.  The emails from
the woman - whose name is Sunday - who found the ferret say it all.  (She
had originally posted a on the aol Ferret Rescue board.)   But first, as
usual, the ferret community jumped in with offers of help, including Sandy
([log in to unmask]), a personal friend who was ready to jump in her car
and drive for several hours.  We were concerned that the ferret might be
left outside, unprotected, all night.  Kelly ([log in to unmask]) did her
typical caring and gentle education to explain the dangers.  Of course
there were other people, some I don't know about.  But enough - here's
what happened.  Oh, and welcome to the ferret community, Sunday.  Beth
 
 Subj:   Excellent News on Texas Ferrett
 Date:   99-02-06 12:13:57 EST
 From:   Tiddlebit
 To:     Miska BC
 
Good news!  The little girl spent a quiet night cuddled in a warm blanket
in a rabbit hutch.  She's eaten enough cat food for three cats. :)  Drunken
plenty of water and is using her litter box.
 
Top of the list...the Houston shelter folks are meeting me today to take
her.  They seem like very nice people and were more than willing to meet
me anywhere, anytime in order to take care of the little foundling.
 
This is the name of the place that is taking the little albino:
Ferret Boarding House
Director: Brian & Cynthia Hill
Houston, TX
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I wish you could see her, cuddled up with only her feet sticking up in the
air, sound asleep having little ferrett dreams.  She's a real cutey and I
will feel SOOOOO much better knowing she's going to a good home.
 
Thank you so much for all your help.  I've never gotten this much help for
any animal I've rescued.  It gives me hope.
 
God Bless You and Keep You.
Sincerely,
Sunday Bennett (Tiddlebit)
 
 
 To:     JABBER1055
Jabby,
Post away. I'm soooo happy to have found the little one a home.
 
Brian, half of the Ferrett Shelter here in Houston was very nice.  He was
loving all over the little girl.  He said she was about a year old, maybe
less.  Her teeth had no tartar at all.  She was not dehydrated, but as I
had mentioned, on the skinny side.  She had tatooed ears, which I don't
know anything about, but he seemed to know exactly where she came from.  He
said she had already been spayed (probably he said, 'way too early', as
that the norm with the place that breeds ferretts like her) and she had
been descented.
 
She cuddled up to him right away.  I know it's strange.  I only had her one
night, but she was a little doll and I'll miss her, though...BELIEVE ME, I
have enough animals.  LOL You should see the size of our litter boxes!
[Note from Beth: she has 14 cats and one dog - or "poor dog," as she puts
it.]
 
Brian said he would be putting the little girl in with some other ferretts
her age fairly soon and seeing if she does well with them and maybe she can
be adopted as one of a pair.  I'd like to see that happen.  I know from
having cats that two is better than one.  One in cats is a very lonely,
prone to bordem fits kind of number. :)
 
Thanks again.  It's been a joy to be around such animal lovers.  And by the
way, feel free to post any and all of my EXCELLENT news.
 
Sincerely,
Tiddles
 
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