Things have been good. Jim cleaned all the cages last night without gloves, and only got nailed once by a hob he thinks he startled. Albeit, some of the worst biters were still a little under the weather after surgery. But 1 out of 61 is pretty good odds :-) Even Fugly seems to be calming down. Some of the folks that have been coming by to help have laid claim to some of the ferrets, although, like everyone else, they need to wait until the ferrets are medically ready to leave. One of the hobs was "woofing" up a storm last night. Yuck!! Last night we sent two "regular" shelter ferrets home to their wonderful new mom, who has been approved since early December. They will be spoiled rotten by her :-) Today saw one "regular" shelter ferret, an older guy with pretty advanced adrenal problems and the four sweet, older MF adrenal cases from the Christmas Rescue bunch also leave to their new home. This does NOT mean they are all ready to go. This home is very close by, and only accepts older and handicapped ferrets. They have taken in many of our hard to place ferrets for several years now, and there is a special place in heaven for them. They use the same vet as we do, and we will have the adrenal surgeries done when Dr. Kim has a little more time, but we didn't want to hold the ferrets in the shelter any longer than we had to. We've had so many calls from so many wonderful people offering to lend a hand! Your assistance is soooo appreciated...BUT...there is a major storm predicted for this weekend. I don't want ANYONE thinking the situation is so desperate that you risk life and limb to come. Please, if it is not safe to travel, stay home. We have volunteers lined up for the next week or so at this point in time :-) Due to changing vet schedules (we are working with Dr. Kim's schedule, other clients will come first) and weather conditions, please call before you come!!!! The ferrets received some beautiful hammocks from Fran in Islandia--thanks! Thanks to Sukie for "doing her thing"--she knows what I am talking about :-) Diane Burman, Kim and Lisa came today to help clean cages. I wasn't able to get off from work at either job, and Jim is busy taking ferrets for surgeries, so it was a Godsend that they were able to come today. The ferrets still need toys, and we'll need litter (Yesterday's News, Kozy Korner or Marshalls brand please) before to long. Otherwise I think we have everything we need :-) The generosity has been overwhelming!!! Again, thanks! Anne [Posted in FML issue 3281]