Sunday at the shelter

It was a busy Sunday at the shelter. We had someone come in to check us out and possibly volunteer, two adoption appointments and a cage dropped off to the shelter. We certainly need the extra cage, we are busting at the seams. We have 3 ferrets waiting to come in, two are at Nancy’s and a young girl I named Juniper is at the animal control in Toronto. Poor thing is in the same room as two chickens, one pigeon and one very yappy young dog. I don’t know how she is going to manage for another two weeks until her ADV results come back.

Bailey and Tommy were their usual crazy selves but very well behaved for our new volunteer. Bailey trashed his cage after I put him in so at the end he won and got a second run. Tommy has turned out to be quite the cuddle bunny and just sat in people’s arms as they pet him.

Gloria and Laura were out next. Laura does not like the sound of squeaky toys and got all freaked out when our new volunteer used it and jumped up and bit his face.

Sophie’s poop was really slimy and green. She was really quiet and I was told that she threw up the day before. I think she is losing weight so keep a close eye on her. Her buddy Hercules was doing well and was his goofy cute self.

Dora is growing some fur on her back and I hope she keeps it up. However her funny sneeze is still there so I took Nancy’s advice and put a bowl of water in her cage. I wonder how long the water will stay in the bowl. She went to the vet last Monday and her heart and lungs sound good and the blood work came back normal so I am hoping the sneeze will go away. She was quite bouncy and playful today and impressed the couple that came to hopefully adopt.

Gizmo was not as needy today as he usually is. He explored both rooms and seemed quite interested in the new cage. He is going in for his distemper booster on Tuesday and some blood work and the following Tuesday he is going into High Park for adrenal surgery.

I thought Freckles was in good spirits today, she seemed less agitated and more interested in exploring. She started out in the second ferret room and decided to bring all the toys from one corner to the other, which kept her busy for 30 minutes as she was slowing down I changed the rooms and she perked up again. I am happy to see that she is growing a bit of fur on her body and maybe with a Lupron shot we will see more fur. Her blood work was not so positive so now she is on antibiotics to see if they help her. Poor Randy has to give her meds twice a day.

Chubby and Logan are such sweet gentle boys and they are so soft. Today they got a bigger hammock since they love sleeping together in it. I let them run back and forth between the two ferret rooms since they were the last out and they enjoyed it. They went to sleep after a while and so I woke them up and tried to motivate them but I think they are still trying to understand why they are at the shelter.

Supplies – We need litter and paper towels

Laundry – the laundry container is full of dirty laundry

Tools – all the tools, screws, drills and the rest of the stuff on the counter was placed in a bin. The clear bin is the space below the stairs where all the left over flooring is.

Last Sunday I picked up a little girl I named Drew from Oakville Humane. She was adopted the same day by a wonderful family with a big blond beautiful male ferret named Gizmo. She doing great and I have also attached a few very cute pictures of her.

Lucky girl!