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Hooray, spring is right around the corner and we're kicking it off
with a raffle for the West Michigan Ferret Connection.

The West Michigan Ferret Connection has been owned and operated by
Dee Gage since 2001. Dee is also a founder of the Midwest Ferret
Fellowship, a Michigan-based group dedicated to educating people about
ferrets and promoting the domesticated ferret as a companion pet.

Please visit her website at:
<http://www.westmichiganferretconnection.com/>

Diamond's Story - Another precious life saved just in the nick of
time!!

Dee received a call for help after this little girl's family found her
badly injured. Diamond had "disappeared" on Oct. 31, and was found
wedged in a box spring the next day. X-rays didn't show much because
her right arm was too swollen, and her little paw looked like a small
catcher's mitt. Returning to the vet a few days later, Diamond's
breathing was labored - probably from pain. The right leg/paw was dead
tissue and bacterial infection was setting in. The left arm was broken.
Ferrets have a high tolerance for pain, but little Diamond was crying.
Following surgery to remove all the dead and damaged tissue, Diamond
has recovered well and has a loving 4-ever home with Dee.

You could win one of 17 prizes, including:

A giant 30 pound bag of Totally Ferret Turkey-Venison & Lamb meal
Formula valued at $65 from our friends at Totally Ferret

A beautiful blue gift basket with Totally Ferret and a handmade bedding
set and a lot more, donated by Susann Thiel

Sammy's song deluxe bedding set with a round bed, two sleep sacks, two
split hammies and a giant 40" x 46" throw, donated by Nancy Busso

A feast for the eyes and tummy gift basket with Totally Ferret, ferret
toys, a wooden plaque by Patti Gordon and a whole lot more, donated by
Brenda Johnson & Susann Thiel

Lotsa little toys and treats - a prize package loaded with beautiful
handmade crochet egg toys, donated by Katrina Sword and a wide variety
of ferret treats donated by Greta Hoisington

Unique handmade felted ferret egg, made and donated by Reanee Gladden

Enid Groves ferret print - a stunning print with amazing detail,
donated by Lisa Oestereich

An ENORMOUS container of Carnivore Care - 1.5 POUNDS! Donated by Lisa
Oestereich

No-spill food and water bowl set and large barrel den, donated by Lisa
Oestereich

A ferrety fun playhouse tent, donated by Julie Johnson

AND so much more! To see these and the other fantastic prizes, check
out our blog at:

http://shelterfriends.blogspot.com/

To enter click on the PayPal logo to purchase your tickets:
$2 for one, three for $5 or six tickets for $10 and support a very hard
working shelter mom. Follow the instructions on the website to purchase
your tickets - it's very simple and totally secure!! Be sure to include
your own name, email address AND a snail mail address (so we can mail
you the goodies!) in the Notes section of your PayPal form. A phone
number is helpful, too.

Entries are due by 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.

Your support truly makes a difference. Thank you!

Susann Thiel and Lisa Oestereich

Friends of Ferret Shelters

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