Hi friends- I don't know if you heard the news, but my buddy Kouri - the famous ferret who started the Kouri 's fan club to help other ferrets and has helped teach both ferrets and folks about the great work of the SOS ( Save Our Shelters) and urged folks to fight ADV - well my friend Kouri is in a bit of a pickle. You see Kouri was not feeling so hot and the docs did a test lo and behold Kouri - all the on the west US coast has ADV! No you say! Me too! It's bad enough losing our shining star White Russian and now to get this news about dear Kouri-- hey Kouri boy you keep playing those drums ya hear? Don't you through in the sweatshirt just yet! SO , now I have been talking and talking to the folks here at the shelter and they is going to raise money to fight ADV again this year at Ferretstock III by holding another dessert auction to benefit ADV research. Dr George has agreed to be the auctioneer cuz Dr Karen will be on the west coast -(poor timing Dr Karen)! Shelter Dad will make his carrot cake and much requested chocolate cake too and it will be among the wonderful treats at the auction! What I am asking you is - please join us and bid on dessets at Ferretstock III ( I will gladly accept tastes of your goodies) or submit a donation to ADV to Ferret Wise Shelter ADV fund drive- ( all funds are forwarded to U of GA ADV study) or send along a tasty morsel either baked or bought - for the folks here to sell at the auction on Sept 7th. Any way you can help-- will help ferrets like Kouri to fight this disease and get better. Three ways to choose from so which one is for you? I sure hope you can help me- help My friends like Kouri and Hershey. They did not ask for this illness but want to make sure the rest of us kids don't get icky feelin' days too! It just is not fair for a ferret to feel so bad! Sure glad now we been getting our ADV tests! Mom says- you don't know if your ferrets have ADV unless you have tested- she is pretty smart huh? Help me help the ADV kids! Your buddy- Jerimiah www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML issue 3804]