DEAR FRIENDS- To those ferret loving friends who donated to , or purchased and donated to The Ferret Wise Ferret Afghan Raffle which was generously donated by Kat Parsons... THANK YOU!!! Thank you for sending cards & toys to help our work continue! The shelter website was enabled to be moved to a new host! Kat can now update things easily and make corrections etc. that have needed to be made for sometime! Thank you Kat for rushing to our aid to resolve the hosting issue.. all so you can volunteer to manage our web site. We love you! And the vets office for Ferret Wise received a whopping $590.00 for vet care for the kids. This will allow us to continue lupron shots for Blossom and others as needed, and it has helped us deal with ferret fleas! Yes that is right... I was answering a question from a ferret care giver the other day about dealing with fleas on HER ferret. We discussed the most prudent way to eradicate the problem which was from a guest cat that had arrived over the summer. Well lo and behold it was not the next day when lovely little Blossom was scratching. Being white it was easy to see the culprit.... a flea running along her back.. ACK! so of course that meant all the kids have to be treated so we can get rid of these cussid critters! Now I get to practice all the good information I had passed along in flea erradication! SIGH.. Without your help we could not have even obtained the needed flea products it was that bad. So needless to say we are ever so grateful for all the love, support and generosity you have all shown. It has been a rough year. 2009 Income was a mere $7,000.00, down from $37,500 in 2006. I would say the economy changed greatly. The 2010 income was reduced greatly as well and with shelter Dad unemployed for 11 mos... we are just grateful we are still in the building.. there are no frills, no cable tv, no newspapers here.. but thanks to wonderful folks in the ferret community, April at Totally Ferret, Kat and more WE ARE ABLE to continue to help ferrets and their caretakers greatly. I sure hope the Mom who called long distance last night about the toenail cut too short was able to get the bleeding stopped up in good fare. It is these little things we need to continue to do as well as educate and care for the hospice crew that help make a difference for ferrets every where. And ALL OF YOU help us keep the mission alive. Thank you all from the bottoms of our hearts and the pads on little furry feet! May you all have a wonderful Thanksgivng & Holiday Season. We have much to be Thankful for.. even in these tougher times. Alicia , Hospice Mom & educator www.ferretwise.org a 501c3 organization PS - Holiday Sleeper sets are currently available for the Giving tree ferrets, and all your special ferrets! - all proceeds benefit our continued work at Ferret Wise: http://www.ferretwise.org/fun_general.html [Posted in FML 6515]