There are presently two ferrets in Stamford, CT AC. One was surrendered last week because the girls mother said the ferret was trying to kill her parrot. He's about a year old, dark ruby eyes but has some strange coloring. He's not albino really, more like a very light silver mitt. Real sweetie if anyone is interested but he's not why I'm writing. 2nd ferret was found wandering around Bruce Park in Greenwich. They told me he had a big bump on his head. Bump isn't the word! It's a growth or something behind his ear. I went to visit him on Saturday. His appetite is good and doesn't seem to be in pain or uncomfortable. This ferret stayed on my mind all weekend. Today I took him to a vet recommend by a friend. My vet was booked and I was worried about this one. I didn't even know what gender he was since I was afraid to flip him over. Turns out he's a boy, about 5 y/o. His lymph nodes are swollen and this growth isn't fluid. His person must have let him go rather than pay a vet to help him. As insane as this sounds I'm thinking about having the surgery done on him. I can't adopt him but I want to help him. I realize that this guys days may be numbered but I feel like I can't ignore this. Someone loved him once and I don't want the last thing he remembers or feels is that the world is a terrible place. I realize that you can't help them all but I feel like it's important to make a difference where I can. I don't know if I want advice, support, or what but I feel like I need to help this guy. Thank you for listening. Please keep Mist (Mystery Ferret) in your prayers. Connie, Butch, Maggie, and CB (who all go back to the vet themselves this week) "I am sometimes asked, "Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men? I answer, "I am working at the roots." George T. Angell [Posted in FML issue 3943]