Our shelter has received a 3-1/2 or 4 year old ferret that has adrenal disease. Her teenage owner loved her very much (otherwise how would a young man have the courage to choose the name "Sweetie"--although she certainly does live up to her name), but simply did not have the resources to do the surgery that I assurred him she needed. She has fur on her head, upper neck and legs. The rest of her is as bald, as they say, as a baby's bottom. We have done a lot of these surgeries, but because I am unemployed at the moment and there are many ferrets in the shelter (including 4 heathy turn-ins in the last couple weeks), we could sure use a sponsor for Sweetie. Our fine veterinary surgeon only charges $75 for an adrenalectomy (may come as a surprise to some after all the outlandish prices I've heard here lately). We will send a sponsor a "before" picture of Sweetie, and later, a couple months after her surgery, an "after" picture as all her fur grows back. She is lively, has a good appetite and otherwise seems very healthy-- a good candidate for surgery. In addition, she has a new, loving home waiting for her. Can I interest someone in sharing a bit of their paycheck in the name of ferret love? Carolyn at Ferret Rescue of the Western States, Colorado Springs [Posted in FML issue 2303]