Well right now we have 87 ferrets at our shelter. plus our 10 personal babies. Of the 87, 44 are permanent residents due to health issues or age. We have 9 awaiting adrenal surgery (they are getting daily melatonin for now) and 6 others on melatonin. Our vet bill at the moment is $2,404.17 and we have two that are going in on the 31st for adrenal surgery. We have one volunteer and adoptions are at an all time low right now. It is pouring ferrets at the moment. We live near 6 military bases and we are in the town of the biggest. With military shipping out left and right it gets quite busy around here. Not many want to board them till they come back so they surrender. We are in desperate need of help. We also go through about 70 pounds of food every week. We use mostly Mazuri but mix maximum nutrition kitten food in as well. We mix in a bit of Marshall's, totally ferret, the ferret store and whatever we can afford at the time. I do not work so the shelter is my FULL time job. Plus our vet is four and a half hours away. Well I guess that is about it. Just we need help really bad. Linda and the furry and not so furry ones Dook-N-Dance Ferret Shelter [log in to unmask] www.dook-n-dance.org [Posted in FML issue 4981]