Well, I thought that I would never be able to post again, its been so crazy here. So heres a quicky: Pam I'm sorry I missed you at the pet expo in Las Vegas. i wanted to go but with the vet convention going on that I already had a pass for I couldn't afford both. And time was a factor also. i did get to meet the sisters from Ferrets Anon, and I thank them for their food donation and goodies! I brought ferrets to the vet conference and they were a hit, it was a first for ferets allowed at the conference. i met a ferret vet in tampa Fla that wants to work with shelter ferrets, please let me know if you are in that area so i can contact her about you. This past month has been pretty busy, we have taken in so many ferrets, most with problems. We have one that the owner slammed in the door, she was mad at her hubby, so her neighbor? or some one took the ferrets and had them a month and then turned them in to me, one has some damage from being crushed, he just drags his hind end around, he seems to be tring to use his rear legs. We are going to get a cart built for him if he doesn't improve in a month. Drag (his name) is such a sweety! I also got three 6 month old ferrets in form a drug raid, a meth lab. They are like crack babies, they are going though a withdrawel stage but seem to obe doing ok. they twitch alot and don't sleep alot. We are rubbing valium/Nutrical on their gums when they are real bad with the twitching, and sleeplessness. Two are champagne or butterscotch, very beautiful and one is a panda, all pretty sweet. Then we have Singe, he was found in the streets on a rainy Sunday. he had burn marks on him, all but one is healed up. They look like burns, but who knows, only he does. he is ready for adoption, and has a lovley friend Meg, a siamese, she kinda likes him. Then yesterday we got in two lagre silver males, they look healthy, thank god, I can't take too much more sad cases right now. The day before we got a baby ferret from a Petco, she had been sold then returned because she is blind and has to be hand fed. She has suffered some head trauma from what we can gather, she runs in circles, but is improving. her head was slightly swollen, her eyes are different sizes. she is a little black sable female, MF ferret. we are just doing supportive care right now and then BW and Rads, etc. Her name is C.C. For Crusty Carol, she always has her food all over her!!!! On top of all this, my son Damian got jumped comming home from school two weeks ago, not hurt real bad, but stole his coat and tried to get his sneakers, i pulled him out of school and he will probably got stay with his dad in Ark. for awhile. i think it will be good for him but, I am broken hearted about it. Besides my critters, he is the most precious gift in my life. I will miss him so much while he is gone, he may end up staying, Vegas schools are tough and he doesn't fit in. Now they call him ferret boy after the article in the paper about the shelter. But all my friends told him he should be proud of that. he just turned 15 on monday so its a tough age. Sorry, off topic, just so upset with life right now. Well I need to sleep a few hours so gotta run. i have more to say, I learned so many new things sitting in on some ferrets seminars at the vet conference, i want to share. Hopefully this weekend. take care all, CJ 24 Carat Ferret Rescue And Shelter "where ferrets are treated like gold" P.S. Please excuse the typos, i'm to pooped to correct them, or can I blame that on my ferrets, yeah, thats the ticket!!! [Posted in FML issue 2985]