HI folks it me your best Buddy Jerimiah! You know the handsomest boy ferret with the gorgeous chocolate spot on his side? Yep me! Wow things are really humming in this little shelter here. We had a bunch of new kids arrive young uns' and Mom got them all tested for ADV stuff. They had rabies shots adn are looking to get outta here! OZZIE found a FOREVER home with Uncle Greg Jandris,a Ferret Wise shelter director. YAHOO since I am feeling so fine on lupron & melatonin - I am NOT going anywhere soon I wanna be in charge! Auntie Renee was right I look like a 2 year old nice and big just like when I arrived 5 plus years ago I think... My how much has changed since I was the mascot understudy. I will never forget the great cheerio caper when in my prime I liberated a HUGe box from the shelves adn us kids emptied it out all over the shelter -- mom was cleaning cheerios for a week! ROFL! Makes a ferret laugh to think of it! Today Ivy a 6.5 year old gal is in surgery-- she grew a funky pink bumpy tumor thing ( that's what Mom calls it) on her front leg. They are trying to take it off right now. Mom was fretting over the HIGH number of surgeries and special vet trips the last few months-- if you are able to maybe you can check out the shelter raffle event at : http://www.usaexpress.net/~xtasyferrets/page34.html There are 5 REALLY GREAT PRIZES to be given away next month! or check our ongoing ebay auctions which all help us here at FerretWise. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZcreativekolor Harry has gone packin! NO not to rainbow bridge BUT he was so ill and upset with new young ones over running his territory he and the shelter mom & dad took a ride. They went to Aunt Judy's place where Lucky another old fella that used to live here ( who incidentally came into the shelter in the same NH rescue 2002) now resides. They are the LAST ferrets from that rescue.. Both boys met and are getting along famously. This is a good thing as 2 of the other kids from the same rescue that lived with Lucky Anna and Sarah just left for the rainbow bridge and Lucky was feeling rather alone. Harry is not having any ulcer problems now. Mom says he is eating good, pooping like a healthy ferret now AND enjoying the 12 plus hours out of the cage at the hospice house. He plans to be on the Holiday Giving tree 2005 for those who look forward to writing to him this year too! Well It was nice to se AUntie Renee and she brought along her kidz too! BUT she forgto to bring me any GOODIES! Boo Hoo!\ The big problem ASS I SEE IT here is we have very few girl ferrets here now. She was hoping for a companion for poor ol Maggie May but all we haves is boys, Boys Boys! That IS a problem for me I miss my Annabell & Marie.... Maybe I will still get ma a special girl again-- or maybe there is some darling gals on the list that would like to drop this handsom kid a note? Well I gotta get going-- it is HOT here and it takes me a little longer on hot days to get myself comfy for a nap. Your friend, Jerimiah, mascot www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML issue 4944]