SOme news this week is Good NEWS! On Tuesday this week United Vaccines notified us that Ziggy Too , the abandoned and nearly starved to death who was admitted on Wednesday last week is ADV negative!! How wonderful that was - since the call he has been getting two shifts out each day for exercise. Meanwhile, Ziggy Too is eating and eating & eating. There are actually hints of guard hairs now- brown where white has been... I do not think I have ever witnessed a ferret sooo starved- I know I said that when Gravy & Biscuit arrived. This poor kid was so depleted that for the first 5 days his stools were pale in color the body was taking everything it could from the food which consists of as much quality kibble mix as he will eat to 2-3 bowls of gravy a day to Nutrical 2-3 times a day! You CAN feel a weight difference when you lift him up... He has finally been found today in the third floor of his cage unit... and is getting secure enough that he will nap outside the cage in a cozy pillowhouse. He sends heartfelt thanks to Chuey & Doodle and Uncle Jed for their rehab donations. The BEST thing we have found since he has been eating a great diet is that Ziggy Too appears to be MUCH YOUNGER than we thought initially - the staining on his teeth has worn off! Must have been the vegetarian kibble he was eating-- now we are thinking he MAY have even been a Christmas ferret-- we are keeping close tabs on his weight gain and hopefully he may even have a growth spurt when he recovers more fully! We will be very pleased if we can find an adoptive home for him when the time is right! Here is a picture of him form yesterday-- he is still thin-- BUT his eyes are not sunken and he is bright and settling in well! Hooray for Ziggy Alicia shelter MOM [Moderator's note: The picture wasn't sent to the FML but it would have been removed anyhow since it's a plain-text digest. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4492]