Hi, I don't usually do this but it's raining ferrets here and the shelter is beginning to overflow. So I thought that I would fill you in on some of the kids (know that we have many more) in hopes that folks in this area may decide to add to their "business". I also want to thank Shelley, who visited us from Florida, for her great help on a Sunday when I really needed it, and for the wonderful box of toys, blankets, supplies, and bunches of other good stuff. Sharon, another of our volunteers, has made big fluffy sleep sacks out of the beautiful blankets and the kids are enjoying these especially. Our current census includes: The Box Boys - two big sable boys, probably 1-2 years old, found in a box beside an entrance ramp to I-70 where a truck nearly did them in. The box was sealed with tape so they hadn't escaped, hadn't been there very long, no fleas or dehydration. A young man stopped because he thought the box might have electronics in it. Imagine his surprise! The pair with White Toes - picked up in a drug raid, along with some LARGE snakes, taken to a local shelter that called us. One is silver, the other sable-like with little white toes, again, probably not very old. Search and Destroy - so named by a kid who apparently thought it would be cool to have biting "bad" ferrets. I think he must have poked at them a lot because they like to jump at your fingers and grab. They haven't bitten us for quite a while but we handle them carefully. They were 8 months old when they came in, now about a year. Limi Winks and Monster - 2 yr. and 1 yr. old, girls, Siamese. Limi was found and Monster was apparently returned to the store where this young woman worked. She's fallen on hard times and can't care for them. Feck and Beaker (where do people get these names? Beyond me.) - Feck is an elderly albino male who was lethargic and having nasty stool problems when he came in, now appears to be in good health, on pred. Beaker is a little cinnamon girl whose leg was broken sometime in the past, apparently by a dog. She had adrenal surgery this week, Dr. K. cryo'ed her right, removed the left, and also took out an insulinoma. She's cheerful and doing well. Cochese (?) and Lakota - 8 months and 1 1/2 years. The lady who brought them said, "The white one bites." They are both sable. I still haven't figured out which one she was talking about as neither have laid a tooth on us. And we have many more, some with interesting stories and some just left with us for little reason. Most are 1-4 years old but we have a number of elders available for foster (no adoption fee and we maintain responsibility for major vet costs with our fosters). There is an application form, a fee ($60-70/singe ferret, $90-100 for a bonded pair), and a contract. The form is available on our web site, www.ferrethotline.com, but the pictures there are out of date. Or just call me: 816-842-3707. If you already have ferrets I would like to meet them as they will certainly want to have something to say about who else comes home. Thanks for taking the time to read about our kids. Bobbi McC. KC Ferret Hotline and Shelter [Posted in FML issue 5269]