The Open House and Moving Sale CFN had in June was very successful. We found new homes for lots of our personal items that we cannot take with us when we move to a smaller home and also made a few thousand dollars for the shelter. Six ferrets went to new homes and CFN has a couple of new foster homes as a result of the event. We have had two very sad things happen to shelter ferrets lately. One involved an old timer, Forest Gump, who came to us recently with adrenal symptoms, but did not respond to Lupron or melatonin and was having major problems with an enlarged and infected prostate and bladder. He was not getting better on antibiotics so we decided to go ahead with a bilateral adrenal surgery. Both glands were very large and he was under for 2 hours. He did well during the procedure but became septic and died 24 hours later, despite constant monitoring and care by Dr. Burgess at Southwest Animal Hospital. The other case involved another old timer, Lindsey. She came to CFN in terrible shape and was reported to be living in horrid conditions in an outdoor cage without food or water. She was bald and emaciated. She thrived under the care of her foster parent, grew in a beautiful coat and put on a good amount of weight. She arrived with some breathing issues which seemed to come and go. We were trying to diagnosis the problem using different medications, doing x-rays, etc. The vet thought it might be some kind of asthma and we were trying different treatments, but she kept getting worse. She went downhill fast and we did a full necropsy after she was euthanized, sending tissues to a pathologist. She turned out to have a fungal infection of her respiratory tract, crytococcosis, a very rare situation barely mentioned in medical books about ferrets, most often diagnosed after the animal has died. On to a less compelling topic: ebay listings to help CFN There are a couple of totally non-ferret items, things I've found since the moving sale, that I thought we might be able to sell to make a few bucks for CFN. This one at least involves animals. It is a set of old prints used to advertise an ink company by using a litter of different colored kittens: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7170468977 Anyone collect dolls as well as ferrets? This is a pretty collectible "Toni" doll made by Ideal Toy Company: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5598996948 On to ferret items! These cards featuring ferret art were listed recently, but no one bid on any of them. They were very popular at our Ferret Appreciation Day last year and I thought with all the ferret enthusiasts here, they would sell well. I've lowered the price substantially, so please save CFN being charged a $1 for listing these cards and not having them sell. These only have a couple more days before they end. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7170124914 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7170125177 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7170125318 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7170125460 The next three items were just listed: A set of bedding from Caddis Pet Products. These are my favorite commercially made bedding products because of how well they are constructed and the type of attachments they use, all plastic, they are VERY easy to put up and take down. This set includes a hanging circle den, a hanging fabric tube, a corner sleeper, a small and a large hammock. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7702149911 The last two items are two different types of front pack carriers for ferrets or other small animals. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7702172913 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7702139224 Thanks! Elayne Barclay Cascade Ferret Network Network Coordinator www.cascadeferret.org [Posted in FML issue 4944]