Hello to all fellow fuzzybutt lovers. This is my first submission to the FML. I have two of my own fuzzies, Jerry Only and Doyle (named after my boyfriend and I's two favorite members of the Misfits), and am extremely tempted to get more. The two that I have I got from a shelter in Northern New Jersey from a man named Dave Revere. He ran a shelter but has since moved. I was wondering if anyone had any information regarding ferret shelters or places where ferret related merchandise is sold. I refuse to purchase an animal from a pet store, as they are horribly overpriced and would rather take in an older ferret that needs a home. Anyone with information, please advise. I also had a question. Doyle is losing a bit of hair on his tail. I have been watching to see if it spread, but for the last month it hasn't. And he does itch at it, though I have inspected his fur and ears and does not have fleas or mites. Is it possible that his skin is just irritated? I don't think I could handle it if he had tumors, we almost lost Jerry two weeks after we got him, a moron friend of ours who owned six very sickly ferrets gave him alcohol while my boyfriend and I weren't around, and it destroyed part of his liver. He was in the animal hospital for five days and we were told to have him put down. The day we were going to have him put to sleep, I got a call from the vet who told me that miraculously, he had improved 110% overnight and thankfully, we got our baby back. Best of luck to all of you with sick fuzzies! [Posted in FML issue 2667]