Hi Everyone, Hope all is well. My thoughts and prayers to those in need. I wanted to share a story with you. I work at a vet clinic in Mass. On 2/22/02 a client brought in a ferret that she took from a friend of hers, due to neglect. Before even looking at rocky, I started with the questions.. Have you owned ferrets before? etc.. Once in the exam room I opened the carrier to the saddest looking ferret I have ever seen. He was very very cold, was not moving on his own. I grabbed him and dashed out of the room and grabbed the vet knowing this guy did not have long to live. We gave him fluids and some dextrose as well as warmed him up. Explained to the person who brought him in that he was very close to dieing. She told me she was unable to care to him. I talked to this person and had her give me Rocky. I explained I would try to nurse him back to health, but told her it was possible that he still may die. I fed him at work every 20 minutes, gave fluids. He ate well for me, he tried to walk that very day!! See he was soo emanciated he had no muscles in the back legs all he could do was drag his back half.. He was fed every 20 minutes for the first week. He was taking leaps and bounds!! On the 18th of March , he tricked me!! He is in a cage, I let him out and as I was cleaning his cage he disappeared. I called his name and he RAN to me . Boy, did he surprise me!!! He is now using the back legs very well!! Rocky does not want to walk always running!!! I had planned to give him up, I have 14 of my own fuzzies( all rescued) but believe that to be impossable, we have bonded strongly, and I would fear for him if he left.He is a very sweet ferret.Sometimes being in the wrong place, works out well. This 5 yr old will live here foever!!! Thanks for listening to me ramble..but I had to share this happy ending !!! Terri [Posted in FML issue 3728]