Not quite a ferret but ssshhhh don't tell her that. Drum roll please.... Introducing Serena, protectress of fuzzies! Serena is a lhasa-cocker (is that Lhacker???) cross and was 11 weeks old on Friday. Serena has been part of our family for 3 weeks and she is doing very well with the ferrets. We had a rough start, Serena has severe Mega-esophagus and the barium xrays caused our vet to give her a very dim prognosis. Thanks to two very dear friends, Autumn and Nate, for taking her after her diagnosis for a couple days while I straightened and strengthened my heart and spirit for our journey ahead. This morning Serena and her brother, Akari (Nate and Autumn have him) saw our vet for their shots, and our vet was amazed that Serena is doing so well. When he first saw her she was timid and shy. The ferrets have done their work well with Serena, she is now a joyful, curious, playful puppy (though a bit calmer than most pups her age). While at home, Serena wrestles with some of the ferrets (Bear and Pharoah and Sully), lays in their beds and floor hammocks, eats their food (which apparently is good nutrition for mega-e puppies...), chases them into tubes, runs around with their crochetted rattle egg toys, lines up for her ferret N-bone along with the others, tries to find her toys that the ferrets have stashed, uses the ferret door to go out in the enclosure, and tries to snuggle with the ferrets and can't figure out why they keep getting up and leaving. Beezel likes to zoom through the house hoping Serena will chase him, Tito scream/barks at her anytime she gets close, Simba looks wide eyed and very confused - unsure of what this 6.5 lb furry creature is. It's interesting to watch the different responses of the ferrets. :-) tle wwww.ferretfamilyservices.org Kansas [Posted in FML 6293]