I want all of you out there to know this is very hard for me. I need help with my ferrets. I've never asked for anything for my ferrets and it's so difficult for me to do so, but I can't stand to see them suffer. I'm going to tell you a little about myself first, I take in unwanted, abused, neglected ferrets, most are old and sick. I take the best possible care of them and they live out their lives here with me. I'm not a rescue/shelter or a 501 (c), just an individual that got her first ferret over six yrs. ago and fell in love with them. I didn't plan to take in unwanted ferrets, it just happened. I currently have 20 ferrets and all but one are rescues. My problem is that the last 3 have adrenal disease and I need the melatonin implants. I've had medical expenses for the last several months and I just can't come up with the money to buy them. I have 5 other adrenal ferrets, 2 of those also have insulnomia, plus I have a little sable girl with congestive heart failure. all are on meds and the adrenal ferrets have had the melatonin implants for about 4 mths. All are doing fine. My last little girl came from Animal Control, she was found in a trash dumpster. She was in terrible shape, emaciated, swollen vulva and no fur from her hind end to the tip of her tail, plus she had ear mites. She also was very dirty with long nails. Since I got her she has done nothing but eat and gain weight. She's such a sweet pretty little girl, but she needs the implant. I'm not quite sure of her age, but I'm guessing she's up in yrs. I named her Suzy Q. I've never had one that walked like her, kinda in a little ball with her hind end scrunched up. I think she was kept in a small cage with no exercise, because since I've been letting her out, she seems to be walking better each day. The other 2 have been with me for about 2 mths and one of those came from an individual and the other from Animal Control from another County. Where I live there are no ferret shelters, the closest is 3 hrs away and most people don't even like them or know what they are. I'm not sure how people find out about me, but they somehow do. I get calls all the time from people wanting me to take their ferrets, I quit taking in healthy ones, just the ones in need, they don't seem to quit coming. Please if there is anyone out there that can help me help these babies let me know. You can reach me at [log in to unmask] Thank-you and God Bless you and your little ferrets. [Moderator's note: Though the e-mail address is new, this person has been subscribed to the FML for >2 years and best as I can tell has been involved with ferrets as stated. BIG] [Posted in FML 7411]