Good Morning All, I am happy to report that unlike Katrina and Rita, most of the folks on the coast of Mississippi were prepared, evacuated with their pets, and fared much much better with Issac! We are still receiving reports from LA that some of the folks there, untouched by Katrina, found themselves surviving a tremendous amount of flooding and damage in the aftermath - even tornados! The parents of a pair of ferrets we are boarding told the horrific tale of how they almost drowned in their house with their pets when the waters rose at such a rapid rate, they got trapped in their house. They waited it out in the attic and, thankfully, these folks were rescued along with their pets. They thought since they survived Katrina, they would survive Issac. Raisins has a pair of 2-year old sable boys from Waveland that initially waited out Issac at the fairgrounds in Jackson that was converted to an animal shelter - housing all kinds of animals, even livestock. The family decided that they had had enough of the coast and the hurricanes, surrendered their ferrets and three cats, and moved to a relatives home in Nevada. sigh... We also are boarding a pair of fuzzies from near the New Orleans area. Their owners temporarily relocated to Memphis (also living with relatives) and they called us yesterday and are deciding whether or not to remain in the mid-south. The husband has a job opportunity here in Memphis and since their house is a total loss due to massive flooding damage, they may just take the insurance settlement and not return to New Orleans. It appears they have had it also!! Time will tell if the ferrets will be a surrender. I hope they reclaim their pets and we have given them some time to decide. I heard this morning that Issac is reforming and gaining strength in the gulf...can you believe that?! Respectfully submitted, Maren Qualls Raisins From Heaven Ferret Rescue & Sanctuary Hernando, MS [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML 7542]