One of our Rescue's goals is to try to get more of our sponsor-a-ferrets sponsored, but it kind of helps if folks know who those ferrets are, and a little something about them. Their photos are in www.weloveferrets.com, but not the latest, up-to-date info...however, here IS the latest, up-to-date on several of them! Appalonia Kissyface: now 4 years old, beginning to show signs of adrenal disease, "Appy" she gives kissies and then lip-nips to humans, but fiercely attacks all other ferrets who aren't her own cage-mate, Maggie Mae Moxie, and sometimes becomes yet more aggressive to other animals and then goes after the cats, too! ............................................ BabyDoll Babushka: 6, going on 7 this year, this gentle little old lady has been battling with hypoglycemia and has tumors in her lower abdomen, (inoperable because of the diabetic condition.) which is being treated with medications and feedings around the clock. She currently is on pediatric prednisone three times a day and diazoxide twice a day with her doll's-bottle feedings every four hours to prevent her from going into a low blood-sugar coma. ....................................... Cecelia Cinnamon: etimated 6 to 7 years old, her coat was such a bright cinnamon color, as you can see from her picture, but recently has lost almost all of it, and has just had a Lupron shot for adrenal symptoms which is a double-punch against this frail little ferret (too frail and weak for surgery!) as she has been battling chronic anemia over the last two years. She is also doll's-bottle-fed her special herb-and-iron-laced chicken gravy every four to five hours around the clock by her care-person. Her cage-mate, Lady CokeLeSweet , also helps care for Cecelia Cinnamon and wraps little C.C. with her own thick-furred body to help keep her warm. ......................................... Farley The Mouser: Turned in at both their retirements by his former owner when he was five, two years ago, and she was turning herself "in" to an Assisted Living Facility, the Rescue is now Farley The Mouser's "version" of Assisted Living. Farley actually is the only ferret out of hundreds we have seen who has ever been reported having killed mice (he used to bring them to his Mistress...like a cat! :) Now, Old Farley the Mouser is the "Night Patroller" of the main ferret play-room, at almost 6 pounds, and 13 inches long, (not including his tail !), he's physically the biggest ferret at the "old-folks'" branch of this ferret Rescue, and his front canines are almost a full inch long. So he makes a great retired night watch-ferret!,(but needs extra, shortened step-ups to help him climb with his aging stiffness.) .................... Will write in, tomorrow with more! , Susie Lee, chief cook and bottle washer to 37 ferret-folks [Posted in FML issue 3990]