Hello Trish, What a delightful update. And I thought I was the only entree this week! I have scabbed over arches from my Angus an 7 month old who has no manners. He is a sneak attacker, bite hard and run! I will win out yet!!! Well, A small breakin the usual routine... my Annie advanced lympho has gone complete with entourage ( 2 other female and 1 male companion) to stay with shelter director Pam. Pam has just moved to a new (to her) home and has a ferret room! She took cage and the four to foster to give me a bit of a break here. She has her house set up so sveral groups can run at the same time! I was a bit skeptical about Annie, but she convinced me she can administer the meds and keep in touch-- this may be well and good as I am starting to get to overcome by these kids with cancer. Living a state of depression lately. Prince is recovering from his surgery, stitches cam out tonite. He will go from living quarters to shelter quarters tomorrow... another bout of depression on his part is expected, meanwhile I am frantically looking for a foster family for him!! We have a real certified mad biter scehduled in on Tues. Lookig forward to this challenge. I'll take behavioral problems anyday over the adrenal, lymphoma problems! I am using licorice root for Prince andf Eassiac tea for Annie, hoping they will help. The one nice part of the temporary foster placement is tat the male out of the group today will eventually stay with Pam and her husband. The whole group went over to make the change easier to him. This group is the last of the VT ferrets which I took in last Sept. All were severely abused and malnourished. It is greatly surmosed that they are all inbred, and the male has had some behavioral and learning problems. It took 8 months to get him NOT to draw blood, and he still reacts to men and the sounds of keys. I hope he can make the switch to Pam's home. It would be his only chance of living as a pet in a real home due to his unpredictable behavior. I will keep my fingers crossed. I imagine in time the gals will make there way back when things quiet down, but that is later. Was stood up twice this week for adoption appts and I am getting very irritated, just had to vent. So far we are standing pretty firm with 22 in the shelter, 12 hospice in the house and the family pets 9. Oh yes, for sanity's sake we just had our first litter-- real ferrets, no early alters. There are nine kits just 7 days old. Momma is 1 yr. old and doing a great job with them so far. So keeping my fingers crossed that these will be healthier than the many I have lost since last fall ( 9 ). Well, because I am a gluttenb for punishment I have kissed the shelter kids good night, but still have nite rounds to make upstairs, so I will close. Trish thanks for that,,, what a delight. You are doing some mighty fine work there, I hope to stand up next to you some day! Take care all, Alicia, another shelter Mom [Posted in FML issue 1650]