** Stop ** Take a moment ** Write a note ** Mail a dollar ** You can encourage and support the wonderful people who work so hard for the ferrets we love by sending e-mail greetings, donating ferret gifts or supplies, contributing to paying expenses, or volunteering for hands-on help. Contributions may be made directly to their vets to cover overdue bills. PLEASE READ TLE's GREAT SUGGESTION FOR SUPPORTING OUR SHELTERS. *************************************************************** Laura Bancroft Deer Run Veterinary Services [log in to unmask] Dr. Frank J. Alfano Falmouth Friends of Ferrets Shelter 168 Teaticket Highway 17 Mello Street E. Falmouth MA 02536 E. Falmouth MA 02536 (508) 548-3406 (508) 540-5758 Total Ferrets: 6 Adoptable Ferrets: 4 Needing Shots: 2 Taken In this month: 2 Wish List: Latex Gloves I hope to channel some of Lorraine Denicourt's ferrets to my shelter as there seems to be a greater demand for ferrets on the Cape. *************************************************************** Randy Belair, [log in to unmask] Dr. K Saldanha Ferret Aid Society of Toronto Creditview Animal Hospital 1198 Saturnia Crescent 4040 Creditview Rd Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 2M3 L5C 3Y8 (905) 275-0438 Total ferrets in shelter: 29 Permanent residents: 9 Adoptable ferrets: 7 Being rehabilitated: 11 Sick or injured: 7 Needing spay/neuter: 5 Needing vaccinations: 7 Needing surgery: 4 Needing sponsors: 11 Being fostered: 1 Adopted out this month: 3 Taken in this month: 6 Unpaid vet bills: $675 Wish List: Totally Ferret Food, Canadian Tire Money, Timmy's Tonic http://home.echo-on.net/~magick Open to ferrets for 1 1/2 years *************************************************************** Jean Caputo-Lee, [log in to unmask] Dr. N. Tulodziecki, "Dr.T" Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter 5522 Pearl Road 4116 Bucyrus Avenue Parma, Ohio 44129 - and - Cleveland, Ohio 44109 Dr. Wayne Turner 216/749-3885 home 34910 Center Ridge Road 216/961-2577 work North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 Total ferrets in shelter: 22 Permanent residents: 6 Adoptable ferrets: 16 Taken in this month: 6 Being rehabilitated: 2 (one hates women, one is a blind fear biter) Sick or injured: 3 Needing spay/neuter: 2 Needing vaccinations: 3 rabies Needing surgery: 2 Unpaid vet bills: $275.00 Unpaid shelter bills: 25.00 I am not adopting out in December because of the Holiday. Anyone who wants to give a fert gets an info packet, a picture, and I suggest that they get a cage, place the items needed in it and the info. That way the reciever can read then decide if it is a commitment they want to make. Wish List: Nutri Cal, petro malt, and someone else to clean the carpet & litter boxes instead of me (just once I'd like to supervise) *************************************************************** Trish Curtis, [log in to unmask] Dr. Tad Jarrett, DVM Ferrets First Rescue & Shelter 210 N.W. 2nd Street 3801 Zion Hill Loop Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Weatherford, TX 76088 817-325-2273 Branch shelter Carlsbad, NM, Eydie Fox, [log in to unmask] The shelter is bursting at the seams with more fuzzies than I can count and the vet bill is never paid off. It seems there are not enough hours in a day to care for all the little guys and keep up with my e-mail also :( I'd like to say *THANK YOU SPONSORS!!* [Currently, I have several fuzzies looking for sponsors if anyone is interested.] **************************************************************** Alicia Drakotes Dr. George Messenger [log in to unmask] Fisherville Animal Hospital Ferret Wise Rescue & 108 Fisherville Road Rehabilitation Shelter Concord, NH 03301 PO Box 561 (603) 229-0674 Marlborough, NH 03455 Ferret Wise is now a specialized "critical care" shelter facility for domestic ferrets. Ferret Wise assists in abuse and neglect investigations and offers rehabilitation to ferrets acquiried by state shelter agencies. Investigation and prosecutorial costs will be insurmountable. Please consider a donation to the investigation "fund". We are a tax exempt shelter, and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. ALSO please note any donations to vets should be clearly marked for Ferret Wise Shelter - veterinary account!! THANKS Total ferrets in shelter: 12 plus 11 in halfway / hospice = 23 Permanent residents: 7 plus 11 in halfway house = 18 Adoptable ferrets: 3-4 Being rehabilitated: 4 Sick or injured: 1 Needing vaccinations: 4 Surgeries this past month: 4 Being sponsored: 2 Needing sponsors: 3 Being fostered: 3 Adopted out this month: 1 Taken in this month: 5 Unpaid vet bills: $725 Unpaid shelter bills: $750 Vet/Pathology paid last month: $470.00 Wish List: Nutrical, sustical, colloidal silver **************************************************************** Lorraine Denicourt Dr. Brust [log in to unmask] Salem Animal Hospital FRISKY FERRET SHELTER South Broadway 8 Pluff Avenue Salem NH 03079 N Reading MA 01864 978-664-5006 Total ferrets in shelter: 31 Permanent residents: 4 Adoptable ferrets: 27 Being rehabilitated: 1 Needing vaccinations: 5 distemper & rabies Being fostered: 10 Ferret deaths in Oct. to date: 1 Adopted out in Oct. to date: 6 Taken in in Oct. to date: 7 Unpaid vet bills: $0 Donations could be made in shelter name/account directly to the Salem Animal Hospital for future bills. WISH LIST: Lg. room size air purifier; TF or Iams Kitten; Nutri-Cal; Bleach Copying machine or donations for copying costs; Paper Towels Litter - wood pellets; bleach; unscented liquid laundry detergent cage cleaner; Q-tips; Benadryl (children's strength); Pepto Bismol The shelter is a very busy one attempting to meet all the needs of the ferrets that are there. Between the shelter and its foster homes all the fuzzbutts are getting the special love and attention they deserve but supplies and volunteers are always needed and welcomed. **************************************************************** Troy Lynn Eckert, Dr. Larry Snyder [log in to unmask] University Small Animal Clinic Ferret Family Services 17th and Randolph P.O. Box 186 P.O. Box 4135 Manhattan, KS 66505-0186 Topeka, KS 66604 (913) 456-8337 (913) 233-3185 Welfare ferrets/unadoptable/owners do what they can: 43 Adoptable ferrets: 4 Being rehabilitated: 5 Needing surgery: 3 (adrenal) Needing sponsors: 1 adrenal Ferret deaths this month: 2 -- Honey - cardiomiopathy Molly - starved to death, came to us too late Adopted out this month: 2 Taken in this month: 3 Wish List: I wish that everyone on the FML who can afford to would send $1 to each ferret shelter on this list and any others they know of. If only a 3rd of the FML does this, that would bring in $1000 for each shelter. If you can't send to all the shelters, you could divide the list in half and send $1 to half of them this month and $1 to the other half next month. I wish that everyone looking to add a ferret to their family would adopt a shelter ferret or two or three or..... I wish that there would be no more animal abuse, whether by intent or ignorance or neglect. **************************************************************** Bev Fox, [log in to unmask] Dr. Wayne Turner North Coast Ferret Shelter Animal Clinic Northview 445 Monroe St 34910 Center Ridge Rd Conneaut, Ohio 44030 North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 (440) 599-8518 (216) 327-8282 (440) 593-2880 NOTE NEW ADDRESS! Ferrets in shelter: 16 Permanent residents: 2 Taken in this month: 5 Adopted out this month: 3 Needing vaccinations: 12 Wish List: Fervac-D or Galaxy-D, Food, People looking for a female albino (we have 6 currently available) http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html **************************************************************** Dayna Frazier, [log in to unmask] Stuart H. Ligon D.V.M. MMOMM Rescue & Shelter Lovingston Veterinary Hospital Woodland MH Park #38 P.O. Box 304 U.S. Route 29 N Lovingston, Va. 22949 Amherst, Va. 24521 (804) 263-4881 (804) 946-2781 Total ferrets in shelter: 13 Permanent residents: 4 Adoptable ferrets: 4 Needing sponsors: 4 Being rehabilitated: 5 Sick or injured: 2 of the 5 Needing vaccinations: 3 Needing surgery: 1 (possibly) Adopted out this month: 3 Taken in this month: 5 Unpaid shelter bills: $60.00 Wish List: prednisone (badly needed for adrenal ferrets) Prevue cages from The Ferret Store (on line or talk to Joe Palko) Prayers for Mittsy, having another very rough round & may need surgery **************************************************************** Pam Grant, [log in to unmask] Dr. Roger Hart THE FERRETS OF PET PALS Kingsview Animal Hospital Ferret Placement & Referral 7434 Beulah St P. O. Box 1714 Alexandria, VA 22310 Springfield, VA 22151-0714 703-971-9292 Total ferrets in shelter: 2 - holding for new owner Being fostered: 1 Adopted out: Nov = 4 Dec = 3 Taken in: Nov = 2 Dec = 0 Ferrets taken in during 1997: 24 Ferrets adopted out in 1997: 26 Wish List: ferret lovers to start up ferret shelters in Fairfax County, VA and Montgomery Co, MD **************************************************************** BRIAN HILL, [log in to unmask] [Moderator's note: huh?... maybe something missing here? BIG] **************************************************************** Laura Ferris, [log in to unmask] Central Wisconsin Ferret Fanciers 7398 Hwy O Wausau, WI 54401 715-675-6939 Total ferrets in shelter: 8 Permanent residents: 1 Adoptable ferrets: 6 Being rehabilitated: 1 Needing vaccinations: 4 Needing sponsors: 1 Being fostered: 9 Adopted out this month: 8 Taken in this month: 5 Wish List: more foster parents **************************************************************** Michael Janke, [log in to unmask] Dr. Mary Chavez, DVM South Florida Ferret Club South Kendall Animal Clinic and Rescue, Inc 9501 S.W. 160th Street P.O. Box 570927 Miami, FL 33157 Miami, FL 33257-0927 305-238-2030 305-251-8647 305-378-0898 (fax) Ferrets in shelter: 125 Number available for adoption varies Wish List: A/D, Gerbers 2nd stage Chicken or Turkey baby food, paper towels **************************************************************** Carolyn Kinsey, A.S.V.T. Dr. Bill Wilhoit, DVM [log in to unmask] BIJOU ANIMAL HOSPITAL Ferret Rescue of the Western 2502 East Bijou States (Estab. 1991) Colorado Springs, CO 80909 140 W. 29th St., Suite 191 (719)471-4457 Pueblo, CO 81008 (719)527-8004 Ferret Rescue of the Western States has 28 ferrets in residence. 24 are more or less permanent, most with long term medical or behavioral problems. None for adoption at the moment. One had an adrenalectomy and probably will go home to owners but she was totally hairless for upwards of a year and she is also about 9 years old so has many medical problems which may or may not be resolved. The tumor was moderate size--smaller than I expected, but she has huge lymph nodes. These seem to be reducing in size with prednisone and homeopathy (we have had some stunning successes with a combination of Pau d'Arco and vitamin C as an immune system builder. The formula appears in some veterinary texts for use in animals anticipating chemotherapy for cancer). With all her setbacks, you would think she would be debilitated, yet she is a dynamo! We have one old girl in maintenance, one post-adrenalectomy but, unfortunately, developing a tumor on the right side adrenal. Not productive to remove, but we're having success for the time being with the above therapies. We have one middle aged girl recovering from tumor surgery. Probably lymphosarcoma but doing just o.k. now. It's a little soon to tell how she will do. Other organs not looking too good. One other poor-doer still hanging in there. Then there's the 5 month old stray who is suspicious for lymphoma--yes, only 5 months. 3 of this group are Marshall Farms. I saved one tonight which was only 5 WEEKS. Had a blockage from eating some of it's T-shirt bedding. Managed to clear it with our special milk mix recipe laced with laxatone. For those who gasp at feeding milk--no problem if you add Lactaid drops (ferrets are lactose-intolerant). They love it. Easy to get meds down or put weight on underweight animals. Recipe upon request. We adopted out 3 wonderful ferrets this month and took in 6. Unpaid vet bills remain at about $700. Our wish is that this bill were not so high........ Best from Carolyn at FRWS **************************************************************** Chris and Shelley Knudsen, Dr. Polly Lewis [log in to unmask] Hastings Animal Clinic Legion of Superferrets of 2905 W. Hwy 6 Nebraska Ferret Shelter Hastings, NE 68901 614 N. Bellevue Avenue 402-463-9805 Hastings, NE 68901 800-742-2697 402-463-0190 Total ferrets in shelter: 11 Permanent residents: 2 Adoptable ferrets: 7 Being rehabilitated: 1 Sick or injured: 1 Needing surgery: 1 Adopted out this month: 1 Taken in this month: 5 Unpaid vet bills: $700 Wish List: A HEPA air purifier, 2 baby playpens, and help paying off my ever mounting vet bills. I have recently had 4 adrenal surgeries done, 3 are doing great; 1 unfortunately did not make it. I have just received another little girl into the shelter who will probably need adrenal surgery also. I have installed the full spectrum lighting suggested by Dayna Frazier, and while I would love to try the woozle goo, I cannot afford to buy all the ingredients right now, although my fuzzies have had the softest coats ever with the full spectrum lighting. Otherwise, things seem to be going okay for the moment. **************************************************************** Lisa Leidig, [log in to unmask] Dr. P. Fisher/Dr. H. Hulls The Ferret Haven "By The Sea" Petcare Veterinary Hospital 2312 Starfish Road, #301 5201-A Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Total ferrets in shelter: 7 Permanent residents: 3 Adoptable ferrets: 2 Being rehabilitated: 1 (nippy) Sick or injured: 1 Needing vaccinations: 3 Ferret deaths this month: 3 Being sponsored: 1 Needing sponsors: 2 - an adorable pair! (Mitt and black sable) Adopted out this month: 13 Taken in this month: 8 Unpaid shelter bills: $350 (for critical care I paid for) Wish List: Totally Ferret, ferretone, baby blankets **************************************************************** Monica Maples Ron Titterington, DVM [log in to unmask] Emerald Valley Veterinary Clinic Lane Area Ferret Lovers Shelter 3845 West 11th Avenue 970 Longridge Drive Eugene, OR 97402 Springfield, OR 97478 (541) 484-1414 (541) 746-4208 Total Ferrets in Shelter: 11 Adoptable Ferrets: 7 Being rehabilitated: 3 Needing neuter: 1 Needing sponsors: 3 Adopted out this month: 1 Wish List: More loving homes for these fuzzies! **************************************************************** Karen Marsh-Lovvorn Dr. Stephanie Dalyrmple, DVM [log in to unmask] (shots/check-ups) Rogues Gallery Ferret Rescue Dr. Charles Ward, DVM P.O. Box 1528 (diagnostics/advanced care) Hillsborough, NC 27278-1528 (919) 644-0520 Street address: 8811 Art Rd. Cedar Grove, NC 27231 Total ferrets in shelter: 11 Permanent residents: 7 Adoptable ferrets: 4 Being rehabilitated: 2 Needing vaccinations: 8 Being fostered: 14 Adopted out this month: 1 **************************************************************** Christine & David Mathis Kimber Brawley, DVM MS [log in to unmask] Companion Pet Clinic Oregon Ferret Shelter 3150 NE 82nd Avenue 17560 S Holly Lane Portland, Oregon 97220 Oregon City, Oregon 97045 503-252-1601 503-557-8369 Total ferrets in shelter: 73 Permanent residents: 8 Adoptable ferrets: 45 adults and 13 kits Being rehabilitated: 6 Sick or injured: 10 Needing spay/neuter: 6 Needing surgery: 3 Ferret deaths: 2 Being fostered: 2 Being sponsored: 8 Needing sponsors: 2 Adopted out: 10 Taken in: 5 Wish List: Pounds Plus or Dyne for sick kids ferret soup; hammocks (sail cloth and sherpa to make); vaccinations (fervac) A wonderful lady by the name of Linda Soule presented the shelter with a wonderful monetary gift to buy vaccanitions or put toward an adrenal surgery. Thank you so much!! Wishes do come true!! Not only that, but we actually got to meet Linda when she and her husband visited Portland. She spent the whole day helping clean cages! Now THAT's devotion!! **************************************************************** Chere McCoy, [log in to unmask] Dr. Brenda Ernest, DVM Ferret Friends of Westside Animal Hospital Indian River County 1795 10th Avenue 8775 20th Street, Lot 614 Vero Beach, FL 32960 Vero Beach, Fl 32966 Total in shelter: 22 Permanent residents: 12 Adoptable ferrets: 8 Being rehabilitated: 4 TERMINALLY ILL: 1 Sick or injured: 3 Needing Vaccinations: 2 Needing Surgery: 2 Ferret Deaths: 1 Being fostered: 3 Being sponsored: 1 Needing sponsors: 11 Adopted out this Month: 2 Taken in this month: 9 Unpaid vet bills: $00.00 (prior to needed surgeries and vaccinations) Unpaid shelter bills: $34.55 Wish List: Pillow Cases, Nutri Cal, More PILLOW CASES We were very lucky and got an early Christmas Present: our $586.35 Vet bill was paid by a very GENEROUS donation which came from CALIFORNIA Our shelter capacity is 12, but on November 14 our half-way house had to shut down due to a medical emergency. We went from 14 ferrets to 23 ferrets in 2 hours. Thanks to the FML and other people whom I called for help, much much needed food was at my door within 4 days. **************************************************************** Stephanie Mudgett, Dr. Steven Caffrey, DVM [log in to unmask] Fryeburg Veterinary Hosp, PA Ferret Services of Freedom 5 Pine Street RR 1, Box 1592 Fryeburg, ME 04037 Freedom, New Hampshire 03836 Total ferrets in shelter: 17 Permanent residents: 7 Adoptable ferrets: 7 Sick or injured: 7 Being rehabilitated: 3 Needing surgery: 3 Needing vaccinations: 4 Being fostered: 1 Needing sponsors: 7 Adopted out this month: 4 Taken in this month: 6 Wish List: Nutrical, Laxare (cat hairball remedy) KMR kitten weaning powder, pet tinic **************************************************************** SuniParker, [log in to unmask] Legion of SuperFerrets SunFerret Shelter & Rescue Northern CA Division P.O. Box 443 Ferndale, CA 95540 Ferndale Veterinary (707) 725-3703 1140 Van Ness Ferndale CA 95536 Total ferrets in shelter: 5 Permanent residents: 4 Adoptable ferrets: 1 (to a home outside CA!) Being rehabilitated: 2 Sick or injured: 2 Needing spay/neuter: 1 Needing vaccinations: 1 Needing surgery: 1 Needing sponsors: 1 Adopted out this month: 1 Taken in this month: 1 Unpaid vet bills: $194 Unpaid shelter bills: $0, but it all comes out of my pocket. Sure could use some donations. The ferret fund is at $0. Donations for the shelter can be sent to: SunFerret Shelter & Rescue/LOS CA Ferndale, CA 95536-0443. **************************************************************** Julianna Quadrozzi, [log in to unmask] GA Domestic Ferret Association Total ferrets in shelter: 27+2 Permanent residents: 5 age/medical Adoptable ferrets: 27+2 Being socialized: 4 Sick or injured: 4 Needing vaccinations: 2 Needing surgery: 4 Ferret deaths: Misty, may she RIP Needing sponsors: 4 Being fostered: 27 Adopted out: 3 Taken in this month: 11 **************************************************************** Megan Scott Dr. Zeitlin, DVM [log in to unmask] VCA Lake Worth Ferrets in the Sun Club & Rescue 3401 2nd Ave. N. 5561 SE Grafton Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 Stuart, FL 34997 Total ferrets in shelter: 17 Permanent residents: 5 Adoptable ferrets: 12 Being rehabilitated: 1 Sick or injured: 5 Adrenal / Insulomnia / Elderly Needing sponsors: 5 Unpaid vet bills: $200.00 Wish List: Hey all... I wanted to take this space to let the FML know I have moved my residence and shelter from the West Palm Beach area to the Stuart area... about 45 miles north ... If there are people in the Stuart <Martin County> area interested in being involved in the Club or Rescue .. I'm here :) Thanx... **************************************************************** Stephanie Sheme Dr. Joseph Bock, DVM [log in to unmask] Adobe Animal Hospital Ferrets Etc 4660 Table Mesa Drive 4339 S. Galapago St. Boulder, Colorado Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 494-4344 Total ferrets in shelter: 18 Permanent residents: 6 Adoptable ferrets: 4 Sick or injured: 2 Needing surgery: 6 Adopted out this month: many older ones to permanate foster homes Taken in this month: 4 Unpaid shelter bills: $400.00 Wish List: Cat litter, Pro plan cat food, Amoxi *************************************************************** Sheena Staples, [log in to unmask] PO Box #3 4607 Kingsway Burnaby, B.C. V5H 2B3 pager number 1-604-601-4883 Total ferrets in shelter: 10 Adoptable ferrets: 10 Being rehabilitated: 1 Sick or injured: 1 Needing spay/neuter: 5 Being fostered: 1 Ferret deaths this month: 2 Adopted out this month: 2 Taken in this month: 2 Wish List: Maybe someone would like to donate $$$ or supplies to the Alberta Ferret Society, who is taking all of our rescues since Vancouver has an excess of ferrets and few homes. Wherret Ferrets is taking a sabbatical and will be a foster home only for at least the next six months. We'd like any and all donations to go to the wonderful folks at the AFS to cover their costs. They're taking in some unaltered ferrets and an adrenal ferret as well from us, so they need the help. http://www2.portal.ca/~wherret/ **************************************************************** Joe & Beverly Vautrinot, Pet Care Veterinary Hospital [log in to unmask] 5102 A Virginia Beach Blvd. Ferret Rescue of Tidewater Virginia Beach, VA 23462 2800 Mayon Drive 757-473-0111 Chesapeake, VA 23325 757-545-3715/757-490-5767 Total ferrets in shelter: 38 Permanent residents: 15 Adoptable ferrets: 14 Ferret deaths this month: 4 Being sponsored: Odie Needing sponsors: Pungo, Skippy, Mick Mouse Adopted out this month: 11 Taken in this month: 18 Unpaid vet bills: $500 Wish List: Lots of fund raisers!, Good homes to adopt to, healthy ferrets and their Mommy too! Currently our shelter quardinator is dealing with cancer, so lots of prayers for her recovery also. **************************************************************** Mark Zmyewski, [log in to unmask] Cloud Nine Ferrets P.O. Box 4271 Huntsville, AL 35815 Heath Niehaus (205) 885-0105 Donna Tarbell (205) 885-0105 Mark Zmyewski (205) 536-6348 Total ferrets in shelter: 9 Permanent residents: 6 Adoptable ferrets: 3 Taken in this month: 3 Being rehabilitated: 1 (adrenal surgery) Unpaid vet bills: $200 Wish List: Help with vet bill, food, litter **************************************************************** [Posted in FML issue 2162]