Monday

Sorry I forgot to write in the book !!

 

All poops were loose, but all in the litter boxes as far as I found.

 

The groups were separated girls and boys and everyone had a chance to play in both rooms. Jinx is funny, when he was in the back room he seemed to just want to watch at the gate for my return, but when he was in the room where I was he wasn't all that interested, he just seems to like to have a human around. But he was a real snuggle-bunny, I got loads of snuggles and ear-snuffles from him .. he will make someone a fine lap ferret one day I hope. Jinx was more than eager to help Cash eat his AD, I let him have a bit but then took Cash off on his own to eat. He ate almost all that was remaining in the can, about 1/2. The small leftover I left in his cage.

 

Another sorry, I left the yesterday's food bowl from Cash soaking in the sink.

 

I left my boots at the back door on a towel, inside the back room. Freddy really enjoyed crawling inside and resting there. The girls loved the Bandits. Note to anyone who might be thinking of taking Freddy .. she really likes Bandits !(and boots) !! She has filled out wonderfully, beautiful tail,great silky fur and quite the pear-shape taking hold.

 

I brought in one of my scrapers, as whenever I have to clean up any dried poop I'm at a loss without one. It got most of the mess up from under the girls cage.I've left it on the side of the sink with the cleaners, etc.

 

Everyone was quite active for their two hours .. cheers all, Sue

 

Monday

It was a fairly quiet afternoon, no one was crazy playful but the big group were active and causing trouble for their whole time out. I had hoped to put the large group in the back room so that I could spend more time with the boys while I was cleaning cages. But after either Sadie or Sarah oozed under the gate twice I put the large group in the front room. Next time I'll try stuffing a towel in the hole (thanks Deb M!!).

 

Fredrica is absolutely gorgeous, she's soft as silk and has a very impressive tail. She doesn't seem to be having any problems in the group, they mostly ran in a pack, as soon as I put a waterbowl down on the floor when cleaning out a cage, everyone came over to drink out of it, and then the group would investigate all the blankies that came out of the cage. As soon as I was done, at least one of them had to try and climb in to inspect. And they were determined to mess up any clean spots I made. Total sweethearts, the whole bunch. Either Sarah or Sadie put herself to bed, in her own cage, very cute, probably about half an hour before the rest went back in.

 

Jinx was the most active of the small group. Cash and Loot were to be found snoring every time I came into the the room, but they'd wake up and have a treat and a bit of interaction while I was in with them. Cash had finished the AD in his bowl, he ate about 1/4 can (mixed with some hot water), he really wanted it off the spoon (I think ferrets recognize that I'm a sucker for spoon feeding), I had put out 1/2 can but he only ate 1/2 so I put the other 1/2 in his cage and the rest of the can in Randy's fridge. Jinx certainly feels like a good hefty man, but Cash and Loot are skinny, there were only three or four tiny poops in Cash's cage.

 

Sundance was the only one who I found had not been using his litter. Luckily he used the small cloth on his food level so it was an easy clean.

 

Cheers all, Sue

 

 

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Monday

As usual I had a great time with everyone. All were in good spirits, even Sophie perked up and we had a good 1/2 hour where she tore around the room, boy she's fast, you should have seen her flying through the tunnels. I gave her some time on her own while I walked the Moose-man, and then forced her to sit on my lap to get a treat, even managed to get a little lovin' from her. I think pant legs are something she cannot resist, simply because she can, she's so tiny she can just scoot up there unnoticed and find some nice soft flesh. She didn't get me, but I caught her a couple of times getting ready to try. So I turned aggressor on her and we had a blast. She was a hoot with the broom, running up to it and then running away, when it was just propped up agains the wall, when I started to sweep she flew around loads more. We actually got started playing when she started trying to jump over the door so I dropped her in the popcorn container (standing upright) to give her something to actually jump out of - no problem - she's quite the little athlete. But I was overjoyed that she interacted with me and had some fun. I know she misses her man, but I think she is slowly adjusting.

 

Moose loved his walk, he's such a smart boy, I really adore him. We had treats together, I think he just likes having company in the room, I cleaned the room and he nosed around a bit, laid in his cushion and watched me, he loves being talked to and he's getting fantastic on the leash. He knew his way home and when he decided he's had enough of the cold he headed right back to his own door .. such a smart boy!!

 

Freddy is really coming along nicely, she interacted a bit with the group, but also happyily chased balls in the toy container and played on her own. Butch pooped on (thankfully) the small blanket in his cage, the rest appeared to all be in his box. Pancake too appeared to have been using her box and I did manage to get up the last of the dried poop beside her cage, even after being soaked overnight it still needed more cleaner and a hard rub. She's quite the little slob, very, very, cute though. Butch also got quite aggressive with Sundance (while Freddy and Pancake looked on) towards the end of his time out, so he went to bed first.

 

Jinx, Loot and Cash were their usual adorable selves, Jinx is a total treat-hound. Someone wrote he was asking for snuggles, but honestly, I think he mainly wants the food !! Cash ate about 1/4 can - what he didn't eat Jinx was more than happy to finish it off, not that he needs it.

 

Cheers all, Sue

Monday

With the exception of Moose, everyone was great today.

 

I was amazed how well Pancake, Fredrica and Oscar played together  Pancake hissed a lot, and there were a few squeals, but they were all lively and really seemed to have a good time. This was the first time I met Oscar, he's an absolute doll, sweet as can be and obviously a big hit with the girls he's met so far.

 

Cash is certainly looking better, he ate about 1/4 of a can, and I left another 1/4 can in his cage. There is 1/2 can in Randy's fridge in a bowl, as well as an opened can that I didn't realize was there, so it should be used up first. He had eaten all the a/d in his cage. The three boys were playful and active. Jinx sure likes the soft treats, he's a real treat hound.

 

Sophie and Herc were in good spirits too .. Sophie managed to climb up my pant legs without my noticing it .. she's such a little shark, she almost got my leg, luckily I got her out just in the nick of time !! I think it's a challenge she just can't resist, because she was otherwise totally sweet with me.

 

Moose had a good walk, although it was a bit shorter than usual as it was quite wet out and kept trying to rain. He played for awhile with me in the back room, but when I left to do cages he curled up in one of the comfy beds and went to sleep, so I switched him into the other room to help me clean and he sniffed around, played a bit until he found the dog, and that was pretty much it, he spent the last 1/2 hour of his time out attached to, actually humping, his mate. Only tone finally broke his hold.

 

Everyone had and hour and a half out .. cheers for Pancake, lots of poop in her box (all in the same corner .. funny girl) what a relief !!!

 

Cheers all, Sue

Monday

Great day, as usual the fuzzies cheered me up and made my day.

 

Jinx, Loot and Cash were just their usual fun selves, Cash ate a nice 1/4 can of AD no problem, and I left him another 1/4 can in his cage.

 

Fred wasn't really interested in her AD at all, she had a couple of bites, I left hers in her cage, but the one from yesterday was still there and didn't look as if she had eaten much. She's a dear, we tubed for a bit and she played very gently and was loads of fun. Vulva still very swollen, but she seemed in good spirits.

 

Pancake is so adorable, she too plays so gently, she's so soft and pudgy and snuggly. We had a nice walk, she's so great on the leash, follows along like a little dog most of the time. BUT she's a total slob, NO poop in the litter box at all, it was in two corners of the pan on the bottom of the cage, and there were two or three more that looked as if she stuck her butt as far over to the edge as possible, managing to get poops on the cage just at the edge of the pan and on the floor under the cage. I put a litter pan in her cage from one of the boys that needed the sides cleaned, and put her food bowls down on the bottom floor with her litter pan.

 

Moose had a great walk, we were out for 45 minutes, we went all around the block and spent loads of time around the empty building .. too bad someone's mowed all the grass in his favorite places (at either end of Randy's complex) and around the empty building, but he really enjoyed it anyway. We didn't find the doormat he fell in love with on his last walk, sorry Moose, it was one of those hard bristly ones and he spent a lot of time sniffing, trying to dig, rolling himself all over it. When we came back in I put him back in the cage as I had ferrets out in both rooms and figured he could come out and help me clean later, I was so surprised he immediately went soundly off to sleep, I did wake him back up to clean out his cage and to help me clean up the the garage room, but he curled up in the cage with the stuffed toys and went back to sleep. I woke him once more for tone and a big snuggle and he went happily to bed.

 

Sophie and Herc were in good moods today too, Sophie was sweet with me, no signs of biting and they played together and had a ball.

 

I guess I better 'fess up my major blunder of the day .. I didn't close the garage room door properly, and the threesome had a great time exploring back there, luckily not for long and most luckily no one escaped out the hole in the garage door .. my poor heart, the fear rush was too much !!!  I know that door has to be pulled shut quite hard to get it to click, obviously I just wasn't thinking.

 

I washed the garage room floor, and used the silver bin in the 'cleaning closet' to keep recyclables that can't go in with the litter .. I'll put it out with the recycling cause I'm in on the same shift as the recycling. I also used up all the paper towels that were out and didn't replenish .. lovely job whoever refilled all the treat containers, everyone had lots for thanksgiving . and happy thanksgiving to you all too .. cheers, Sue

Monday

Nice to meet all the new kids, totally loved everyone .. first though I must apologize to tomorrow's volunteer as I left a bit of a rush. Cash's old dish is still soaking in the sink and I didn't put a new bag in the poop bin. I think I also forgot to fill in the times on the sheet.

 

Everyone was out for about an hour and a half. The singles all went out for a walk in the stroller and on the leash. I was concerned that Moose might not want to put on the harness but he was a good boy, no problems at all. He loved his walk, when I first put him down he didn't know whether to roll in the grass or sniff everywhere first, he was so happy outside, even in the stroller when the wind blew in his face he just put his face into the wind and kinda closed his eyes and sniffed it all in.

 

Cash ate about a quarter can of AD, sitting on my lap eating from a spoon, he had eaten about half of what was in his dish, and I left another quarter in his bowl in the cage. They are both so thin, but beautiful boys, and those lovely dark noses. Loot kept digging at the food bin trying to get the lid off so I finally took it off and he would lean in and grab a few bites and then run and hide them, he was breaking my heart so I moved them to the other room. Loot would have nothing to do with the AD so I gave him quite a few 8 in 1s, which he really enjoyed.

 

Jinx and Frederica both had good walks and were very well behaved and loved nosing around outside.

 

No nasty poops at all, I'm all ready to take everybody home with me, as usual .. loved them all.

 

Cheers, Sue

 

PS GREAT JOB with Moose, the new improved Moose is adorable !!!!

The Not a Saturday Report - 082308

Sooo….. we have new ferrets at the shelter, so everyone can check in for their shifts. Three are some who will be unavailable, so please check back through the emails and see if you can cover for these people who are taking vacations.

Bonnie and I went first to Mississauga Animal Control to pick up Kirby, a special needs boy, he has a serious biting problem and no-one should go near him unless you wear the gloves, at least for the first few days. Also, note; NO sandals or Shorts if you value your ankles and feet. He has adrenal disease and that may be the issue. We also think he was abused. I picked him up several times with the grip Randy taught me several years ago so he could not bite me, and I held him for short periods. He was wandering behind Bonnie's feet and she moved and Kirby went for her ankles. I had to pick him up again. So please, some caution. Speak to Randy if you are not sure of handling him yourself until she can teach you how to. Kirby is about 3-4 years old. And he actually is quite cute.

Randy thinks Kirby may also have cutaneous lymphoma, you can see he has an ear problem.

Next up is Frederica, a lovely gentle sable who has a huge vulva, a cold, adrenal, and Guardia, she has issues. Please ask Randy about her meds, she needs them regularly,

She slept most of the time after we brought her in, so I cannot say much more about her.

She needs some special TLC. We were told she is 5 years old.

And now we get to Jinx. Noreen picked him up in Hamilton and stayed with us the afternoon to help settle every one in. Jinx is a sable boy who also may be adrenal, but is a very gentle playful boy. He will put his teeth on you but lets go immediately, no biting.

Jinx is probably around 1 ½ to two years old. He is very playful and active. He should not last long in the shelter.

And Finally, Socks. She has some serious issues……………

Socks is bald, naked or bare whichever way you put it she has no hair, or just a few hairs on her face. She is about 5 years old and seriously adrenal, with insulinoma. She also has a cordoma on her tail, and a mast cell on her flank, and to top this off, she is diagnosed with a slightly enlarged heart . She needs some special feeding and care, so she gets to stay at our house for awhile. She is not too steady on her feet and so far sleeps a lot. She is very affectionate, she loves licking in the ears and on the cheeks of whoever picks her up. She does seem to have good energy to explore her new surroundings. We'll keep y'all updated on her progress.

Not a great day. Four ferrets all adrenal, amongst other issues. With all this we have to do some serious fundraising.

Nigel and Bonnie.

Sunday 20th July

This time we did the Sunday shift. There is a new boy “Seth”.

On arrival, Phillip was up and so was Gadget so we woke up Ronnie and the three came out. As there was only three groups we decided not to double up our runs as we usually do and just enjoy the ferrets. With the three boys out, and exploring, I decided to see if the new boy Seth could work with this group, so out came Seth, under the supervision of both Bonnie and I. He bounced all over everyone else. He did not seem so interested in butt sniffing as to scruffing the boys. Not biting their ruffs but scruffing them. Not hard holding. A good shrug but the scruffee and poor little Seth would fall of. The boys on the other hand spent the first ten minutes trying, mostly in vain to sniff out this new comer. Seth was bouncing too fast for the boys. It made for a very interesting half hour. None of the boys got aggressive with Seth although he did after a while start pushing Phillip about a bit more. Still no real concern. We did put him away fro awhile as he was getting a bit over enthusiastic with Phillip, not what you would call nasty. Just too much energy.

We then had Kiwi out. She is still adorable. She played with me for a half hour then decided to try for a nap in the ball box and when I put my hand in she enjoyed playing with my fingers. She nips. She then went into the padded cube where there was lots of paper and curled up. I put my hand in around her, she sniffed it and then snuggled in closer and took a few winks.
Kiwi has a beautiful new tail and has started to grow hair on her back. Let’s hope she can make it a full coat.

At about this time we had visitors who were looking for adoptees and were mightily impressed with Ronnie, Gadget and Phillip, although it was the pictures of little Kiwi that drew them in. They have adopted from FAS before and are now trying to make up there minds as to who to adopt.

Finally, Ronnie and Gadget, Sorry, Phillip was in there but jumped out just prior to taking this picture.

Have a great week
Nigel & Bonnie

Tuesday

Aggie everyone missed you and sends their love and best wishes to you and the family .. everyone went for a walk today, Phillip and Kiwi were very good on their leashes, Ronnie and Gadget wanted to go in opposite directions all the time but Ronnie was quite quickly happy to sit in the stroller as long as we were nearby. Everyone was in good spirits and nobody tried to run off and sleep .. Ronnie didn't totally drive Gadget crazy with his grooming but he came close when I put Gadget back in the stroller with him.

And sorry O I cleaned up all Gadget's food again, today it was all over the floor in front of his cage so I put the attachable bowl in with a mix in it.

Everybody has pretty loose poops.

I totally messed up the times on the sheet, I was so surprised that it was six when I got picked up (I thought it was five) .. I lost an hour somewhere (my first clue should have been when the lights turned off !!) .. too much heat what can I say ... it was lovely and cool in the shelter though.

I have appointments made for the distemper shots and for Kiwi to have a look-over.

Cheers all, Sue

Monday ..

It sure was hot out today, but everyone got out for awhile .. we hung out in any shady spots we could find. Kiwi just loved her walk, she very good on the leash and happily sniffs everything .. she much preferred the shade too. She gave me the most heart-rending appeal to go back out again .. she reminds me of Dahlia with such a pretty expressive face .. and she was standing by the back door just with begging eyes, asking to go out again. After she helped me clean up and put everyone else to bed we went for another walk until my ride home arrived.

 

Ronnie certainly loves to groom Gadget .. his walk didn't go too well as I couldn't adjust the harness to get around his middle !!! I finally let him down with only the neck part done up, but he seemed happiest just sitting the stoller so he didn't walk too much .. next time I'll get the harness adjusted before we leave. Gadget had a good time though, and so did  Phillip .. he's quite the amazing climber .. I watched him as he climbed up to Ronnies floor (both cages were open for cleaning) using the outside doors as support !!! little devil .. but he loves exploring outside and was much calmer than last time I took him out.

 

Love the new light in the back, I was doing my usual fumble for the switch on the lamp when I arrived and nothing was happening, then I remembered ... try the switch !! amazing .. a great improvement.

 

Poops were all pretty good .. Gadget dumped both dishes of food so hard to tell which he's eating !!

 

Olympia I'll call you later this evening re tomorrow (I can cover the shift) .. and also Phillip's eye appt which we can do and possibly some of the distempers ..

 

Cheers all, Sue

The Saturday Report - June 28 2008

First of all……a little test with a prize.
Can you guess who this is; the winner gets to take this ferret home. Please disregard the manicure or lack of it.

First off, lets see who has or has not gained weight.

As you can see; no big changes in health. There are a couple of issues though. I think Terrence has some issues and needs a vet visit. And Bonnie noticed that Phillip has an eye problem. His left eye is milky and swollen. Randy mentioned something about possible glaucoma. I think he will be to the vet soon.

I had Gadget and Ronnie and Bonnie had out Terrence and Phillip . I found both Ronnie and Gadget active and playful but did need lots of attention from me to be that way. Gadget kept coming over to me and scratching my feet and legs for a pick up and hug. He just loves that type of attention. Meanwhile Ronnie looks put out that he is not getting attention. So he got as many p/u’s as Gadget. Ronnie loves to roll over on his back and pull himself along under the cages by the bars. I found out while eating my ham and swiss cheese sandwich that Gadget likes both swiss cheese and ham. At least the first few pieces then he stashed the rest.

Gadget lived up to his name and tried to steal ( collect) my pen.

Gadget and Ronnie both love the soft moist treats, Ronnie just moves too fast to get a pic.
Bonnie tells me that Terrence was good and active for the first half hour then took a 5 minute battery recharge before playing again. He did this a couple of times. Phillip was Ok and active. Playful and active but did not do any of his usual climbing. Maybe his eye was bothering him, as I said before, it was a bit swollen, actually obviously sticking out.

Finally Kiwi got her time out. Kiwi is a favorite with Bonnie and I as we had a much loved cat called Kiwi, who was a favorite of all who met her.

Kiwi has steadily gained weight whilst at the shelter, she loves lot’s of attention and loves to give little love nips if given the chance and you scritch her neck.

Did I forget to mention, that she loves the ball box to sleep in. She caught several winks in there today, when we let her.

But she can be coaxed out or at least to come up for air, to check out the action and then retreat back to continue the nap.

Well folks, that was it for today.
Nigel and Bonnie.

Monday

As usual, I want to take all five of them home with me .. there isn't one of these guys I truly wouldn't adore to have.

 

Terrance and Phillip were quite active .. Terrance had a nasty poop while out .. runny and seedy .. he definitely doesn't have the energy he had and seem quite skinny .. but he was playful and they had a great time in the tubes playing .. they had time in both rooms and went out in the stroller. We were just ready to set out when it poured with rain, but some animal had gotten into the recycling bin, tipped over and opened a few bags spread litter etc. all over. The lock on the bin is out of it's hole, I tried to fix it but I don't have the brute strength needed. Anyway I cleaned up the mess while the boys watched fronm the stroller. I stopped raining and we took a walk to the park. Phillip enjoyed being on the leash, didn't mind the wet grass at all and had a good sniff around. Poor Phillip was simply overwhelmed but it gave me a good excuse to hold him and he was quite happy with that.

 

Ronnie and Gadget .. Ronnie was soooo happy to be out with Gadget I thought Gadget might get miffed with him .. but they settled down and had a great play. Ronnie sure loves his treats, making happy noises as he chowed down !! what a cutie .. Gadget did a great cleaning job on my left ear .. they are both just adorable. Ronnie seems awfully bald behind both his ears ???

 

Kiwi .. such a tiny little beauty .. quite nervous but she was quite active and played as long as I was in the room .. whenever I left and came back she'd be curled up but she'd jump up as soon as I came in .. we played in the shredded paper and she had lots of soft treats. She does seem 'shaky' and she did seem to loose her balance a couple of times .. she did not stare off into space though .. on my way home I was wondering if she should be getting some AD, she could use to gain some weight too. Unfortunately I didn't think of this until after I left.

 

I also noticed how nice everything is looking, I havent' been in for awhile so there were a lot of new innovations, which I loved, found the 'bottle holder' very useful and loved the new covered bin !! and the fancy compostible bags .. all very nice. The pictures look great too !! and I liked the lights in the main room .. at first I found it quite dark, but it's nice on the eyes. Are the lights on a timer ??? are we supposed to leave them on .. or was this discussed as a possibility for the future .. I couldn't remember so I turned the lights out.

 

Cheers all, Sue

Tommy, Bailey and Dougie

Hi Everybody,

You wanted updates so you gottem. Tommy clawed opened a package of mushrooms the other day as we were bringing in the groceries, yesterday he tore the top off a carton of rice milk and pushed it over so it flooded across the basement floor. Just before going to sleep in the laundry basket he chewed the top off another carton and punctured one more earning him the nickname "Can opener". Later he put his nose and claw marks into some grout I had filled in under the bath stall. In revenge I sold him to a travelling circus as a rare masked gopher.

Dougie is with us now too, he has two broken upper K9s. The right one is healing well, the left one will be removed by Dr. Mike on Tuesday. Until then he is staying with us and playing with Guido. He has taken a liking to soup which is a good thing 'cause he looks skinny. Does anyone have a weight for him while he was at the shelter? Bailey will not eat my pedestrian swill like soup. Arrogant bastard! I have taken his smoking jacket and cigars and threatened to burn them using his VSOP brandy as starter fluid if he doesn't smarten up!

Curmudgeonly yours,

Steve

Help!!!

As many of you know Bonnie and I have a ferret by the name of Burke, a wonderful laid back big boy, who is good with all other ferrets.

Unfortunately, Bonnie sometimes gets carried away. A lady in the US put out a call for ferret fur to make something for auction to aid a worthy cause. So Bonnie decided that she and Burke would contribute to this cause. Well actually, Bonnie decided, Burke got caught. And as you can all see, Burke has suffered horribly, Damn it, he’s almost bald.

I can see his ribs cause he’s got no fur.

As you all may know this is not the first abuse Bonnie has inflicted on a ferret, remember Keiko, who we had to call spot for awhile? Hair dye!!!!!

Keiko got painted and finally we had the other abuse she inflicted on Burke, she gave him eyebrows!!!!

Please help me help Bonnie, this abuse just has to stop.
Nigel

PS, Did I forget to say that Burkie is shedding, and blowing his coat big time

The Saturday Report 18 May 2008

That time again, and an exciting day it was. I awoke at 6am and couldn’t sleep so went downstairs and worked on my new laptop. I am changing the HDD to run Windows XP and trash Vista. So far I am very happy with the decision. Later after breakfast, Bonnie and I visited the Brampton Animal Control to pick up a couple of scruffy looking ferrets. Olympia, bless her heart, had done all the legwork and done the ADV testing so the boys could come away with us. We had seen them before last week, when we had gone to check out the smaller of the two. At that visit, another boy came in, so Olympia did double duty with the tests.
One of the boys may have been outside for awhile as his coat was very dirty and it was difficult to really judge his condition. The other was a blaze of sorts with a mix of silver mitt and champagne coloring. He was very scrawny. So we left some 8 in 1 soft food for them both.

At the shelter, Bonnie took the big boy, I named him Ronnie, after Ronald Weasley of HP fame, and I took Gadget ( Bonnie’s idea as a follow-up to Gizmo). Bonnie was doing the Ivamectin dosing in their ears to avoid mites. After a half hour we switched so Bonnie could bath the big boy, he needed it. It turned out that he was not a dirty grey but a gorgeous dark-eyed white at about 1500 grams.


The caption for the last picture is “ wait till I get out”. Notice the slitty menacing eyes. Well, when he came out he was the most laid back gentle fellow you could imagine but with a spark of fun in him when provoked. Almost another Jeffie, but different.

Conversely Gadget, who is also a fine fellow, is a bit, a lot more shy, and care should be taken the first time you put your hand in to pick him up. He has not bitten us yet, but he is nervous until gets to know you then he wants attention. Very gentle; likes being snuggled. Zones out!. Both the boys would make super single companions. Ronnie is probably about four years old and Gadget is about the same. Gadget is 990 grams so not too big and is a bit scrawny at present. Ronnie is solid.

Notice the size of those teeth in the last picture.

Both boys need to learn to play again, but shouldn’t take long as both played well with us.


While I had Tommy and Bailey out, Bonnie took Chickpea, Terence and Phillip in the other room. Bonnie had not run Chickpea and the boys for some time so Chickpea’s mature size was a surprise and the energy levels would surprise anyone. They all played for an hour before she had worn out the boys. Phillip decided he had had enough so he climbed on top of the cupboards and watched the activity from there.

Tommy and Bailey were not overly energetic but did explore and play together. Poops were good for both. And both really want lots of attention. It’s about time they found a good home; they deserve to have a real home. Bailey has gained some weight in the last three weeks and Tommy has been stable.

Sorry no picture of Bailey this week. But he is still a pin-up ferret.

KIWI, has the cutest face, it reminded us of our late Roxie, beauty and her 575 gram size. She has lost 45 grams since last week. She definitely has issues at present, but looks like the upcoming vet visit may cure all, someone says she is in heat. She came out and went straight to the nearest blanket and curled up. I placed the blanket on my lap and she curled up in a ball and slept. So did I. Kiwi’s poop is very bad, pure fluid and grey green. Hopefully once she is spayed it will get better.

Even though she wasn’t up to much she certainly can catch your eye with that cute face.

With that we tidied up, socialized upstairs and left.

Nigel and Bonnie

Monday

Chickpea was ready to burst out of her cage as usual, I was surprised at how much she has changed. In appearance, she has a fabulous new coat, very luxurious and shiny, she really looks healthy .. and she's certainly not loosing any weight!! I was hoping to let her have a little time to slow down before Terrance and Phillip came out, but by the time I'd let Tommy out, they were more than ready too, so they came right out.  I let everyone have half an hour playing while I had my tea and then let Kiwi out while I took Tommy and Bailey out in the stroller. Hannah came along so we took leashes to the park and the boys had a ball. Bailey loved exploring in the wood chips and the grass. He, of course wanted to check out the overflowing garbage and undersides of parked cars, but Hannah had him going down the slide and playing in the tubes. Tommy was pretty nervous, there were lots of trucks going by and he'd freeze when he heard a loud noise, which was a great excuse to pick him up for a cuddle and remind him he was safe .. lots of fun. He was ready to get back in the stroller first and they both were asleep (together) when I returned with from Kiwi's walk.

 

She's a lovely wee girl, very chatty, quite nervous but didn't seem to want to chomp me until I tried to put the harness on her. But she did let me and she really enjoyed digging in the wood chips at the park. She curled up in the shreddings box for a nap while I was in playing with the threesome.

 

Sadly, the threesome didn't get a chance to get out for a stroll, but they were the only ones left with the energy to help clean up, at least Chickpea was, Terrance and Phillip had been out for two hours at this point so they were ready to relax … but Chickpea never tired out. She came out at 1:30 and went back to bed at 4:00 and could have played more, no problem.

 

There were a lot of soft poops, nothing too bad, Tommy's were the softest.

 

Cheers to all, Sue

The Saturday Report ( Abbr'd)

With only five residents, it makes it a short day, two runs groups.

 

I arrived by myself, Bonnie had to stay home and wait on Air Canada to deliver our luggage. For those who may not have been aware we spent four days in Newfoundland, around the Gros Morne Park area.

Anyway I let out Terrence, Phillip and of course Chickpea, all three bouncing all over the place. Chickpea jumped all over the others, until they could stand it no longer, then they both ignored her.  Terrence went off and proceeded to try opening the closet door. That little man knows how to kick the bar out of the way and slide the door open for the others to enter. They had lots of fun checking everything out. I pulled them out and closed the door, only to have Terrence to open it again. I gave up.  Chickpea, I picked up every time she came near, gave her a kiss then put her down, sometimes I just blew in her ear then put her down. I had the distinct impression she loves this treatment as she kept coming back for more. I have learnt that she loves the attention but for very short periods.  Phillip was also catching on to this and paid me as much attention as did Chickpea.  Terrence was still busy with his closet closing bar.

 

About this time, Bailey, who was getting anxious, turfed all his food out of his bowl and kicking most of it onto the floor. Not the cage floor but the one I cleaned up twice, I am a slow learner. I then pulled him out, along with Bailey and let them run in the garage room.  Went in for the first little while and Bailey bounced himself silly, all over the room, he jumped on Tommy and Tommy jumped on him.  They just love the human inter-reaction, Bailey kept showing me his teeth but never once chomped down.  I had to leave and check on the thumping from the other room, so they played chase through the green tube and the Purolator tunnel. The noise turned out to be Philip climbing cages and finding things he shouldn’t.

At this point I let Burke out. He was chewing the cage bars. And for those who may not be aware, Randy was ferret sitting our boys ( Burke, Higgins, Dew and Fabien) while we gallivanted around Western Newfoundland.  And, Aggie, these boys do have a forever “home” and if you did take them, you would have Bonnie to deal with, she would never appreciated losing her “boys”.  I let Burke say hello to Chickpea. They did the usual butt and neck sniffing then she crawled onto his back for a free ride around the room. He actually was ignoring her, but she will not let anyone ignore her.  Little b…… nice girl.  Then the boys found Burke and they all followed him around, they were a bit of a bother to him, but Burke is great with other ferrets, only he is still recovering from surgery so all the attention was a bit much. I put him back so as to not stress him, and he went back to chewing cage bars.

Tommy and Bailey were getting lonely so I spent more time with them.  Bonnie arrived at this point, guess that meant our luggage was home at last thanks to Air Canada.  So she stayed with T&B while I changed the groups and let our boys out for a short run before we took them home.  

Thanks to all of you who met our boys and gave them extra runs and attention, although I am not surprised, as these boys have a way with humans, they entrance them into showing lots of love and affection.  Thanks again.  To those who missed these enchanters, better luck next time.

 

That’s it folks, short report

 

Nigel & Bonnie.

Monday, Monday

Everyone was in good spirits tonight. Chickpea seems to have chilled out quite a bit, she still plays a lot with the boys, but played on her own and with me too. What a little pear shape she's getting, but she looks so healthy and vibrant. She was a scream with the toy on a stick. And Phillip, Sir Edmond to me now, blew my mind. He loves to get up on the of the cages .. mind you he looks terribly handsome when you look at him straight on .. I was asking him what he thought he was doing up on top of the cage, we were nose to nose for a few moments and then I stepped back and he jumped on my head .. little acrobat did it twice .. I was so amazed !!

 

Tommy & Bailey gave me a repeat performance of the 'foamy fries incident' .. Tommy went crazy for a chew stick and Bailey was interested in what Tommy had, but Tommy hissed at him and told him to go away .. when I gave Bailey his own chew stick he just stashed it and went back for Tommy's .. silly boy .. Tommy actually tired out first tonight .. he and Bailey curled up together in the large bed. Nobody else was really ready for bed, Chickpea didn't drive the boys crazy at all!!

 

Hugz to all, Sue

 

PS Tomorrow's volunteer - I will be picking Chickpea up at about 6:30 for her booster

RE: [ferretvolunteers] Caesar

Thanks for this Tanya. It is always so nice when one of our volunteers adopts one of our 'kids'. He'll be missed around here, he was my big boy lol! Your post brought tears to my eyes, especially remembering what Elvis and Hardy had to go through before coming to you and now Caesar, the big and very frightened boy who used to bite and bite and bite. Now he'll live the rest of his life happy and TOTALLY spoiled!!! Thanks girlfriend. You and your parents rock :)

 

 

Miss Randy Melanie Belair

President

The Ferret Aid Society

www.ferretaid.org

 

Join the IFC Ferret Aid list! Get the info FIRST!

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From: ferretvolunteers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ferretvolunteers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tanya Mereweather
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:18 AM
To: ferretvolunteers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ferretvolunteers] Caesar

Hi Everyone

Well it is official - Caesar will not be returning to the shelter. My Mom
spoke to me yesterday morning and advised me that her and my Dad wanted
Caesar to stay especially with it going so well between him and Elvis.
Based on that last night I was told that since he is now officially a member
of the family he has to be let upstairs. So after waking him up and he and
Elvis having some playtime in the tubes the door was opened and Caesar
ventured for his first time up into his new home. Needless to say he took
full advantage and spent the whole 3 hours investigating every level of the
house. I usually knew where he was because either Cleo or Peaches would be
following him around. The two cats that make him rather nervous is Topaz
and Tiamat. They have not done anything to him but I think it is their size
that scares him. He was up in the hall by the kitchen and Topaz came
upstairs. Well he went rather wide eyed and looked at me like "Wow - she's
big!" and proceeded to run into the living room. Topaz just looked like
"what's his problem?"

By the end of the evening Caesar was beat. According to Caesar there is just
way too many stairs in this place for such little legs. He headed back down
to the basement and splogged on the floor. Cleo came down and bounced
around in front on him waiting for him to chase her. He looked at her like
"I just don't have the energy." After a few more tries he finally dragged
himself up onto his feet and made an attempt to play tag but it was very
half hearted.

Needless to say he seems to be settling himself into his new home and
getting to know everyone - two and four legged family members. I'll keep
everyone on posted on how he is doing over the next little while.

Tanya Mereweather
Credit Analyst
Coast Paper (a division of PaperlinX Canada Limited)
Phone: 905-264-4866
E-Mail: tmereweather@coastpaper.com
Fax: 905-265-6073

We are now in our new facility at 200 Galcat Drive, Vaughan, ON, L4L 0B9

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Tuesday at the Shelter

Everybody came out at about 5:00, and went back in about 8:00, even though on my sheet I put 7:00 ... it took me nearly an hour to clean up and put everyone to bed  .. okay I must have been goofing around cause a grand total of five ferrets don't make that much mess !!!

 

Tommy and Bailey came out to the back room, and Chickpea, Phillip and Terrance had the front room.  Chickpea absolutely exploded out of the cage, and I couldn't get over how much she's changed in only a week .. she looks a lot chubbier and her coat is different too .. as every she's not lacking in energy. P&T seemed bowled over so I thought it might be a good time to take Tommy and Bailey for a stroll .. in the stroller, and let Chickpea have some time on her own. I also tried Tommy on the leash, but the harness was too big and bunched under his belly, making him walk oddly, but he sniffed some grass and although a little nervous, quite enjoyed himself.

 

When they came back in, I took Chickpea out for a stroll but it really seemed to make her quite nervous, so I figured she's rather have P&T along for the ride, Phillip adored being outside, his tail bottle-brushed and he sat and looked out quite happily, Terrance too enjoyed the scenery until Chickpea decided it was more fun to attack Phillip and Terrance than anything else, so we headed back to the shelter.

 

I switched rooms and put C P & T in the back room, and T & B in the front. Everyone played happily, lots of tubing and treats. Chickpea could care less for hugs, but Phillip and Terrance seem to tolerate them no problem, and of course Tommy and Bailey loved lots of attention. Phillip had his meds.

 

Just a note, if anyone else is strolling ferrets, should you run into any curious neighbours, it would be best just to say they are your ferrets. Just like in my condo whenever anyone asks how many ferrets I have I say "two" .. and actually now I'm telling the truth !! 

 

The stroller is parked in the far corner of the garage.

 

Cheers all, Sue

The Saturday report. 040508

Report time again.

 

I started out with the new boys Terrance and Phillip and they bounced all over the place, but nothing in comparison to when Chickpea came out. The three of them just went nuts for at least the hour. Bonnie in the meantime had Tommy and Bailey out, and both boys were quite active.  Chickpea was bouncing on both of them, in fact I think she overawes them a bit. Interestingly though it was chickpea that was hissing even when she was the boss of the situation. Someone maybe should have called her Sweetpea instead of Chickpea.

Tommy and Bailey were fed lots of treats and played well.  Bailey as usual outlasted Tommy in the energy sweepstakes, and actually never slowed down once in the hour and a half they were both out.

C, T & P were also out an hour and a half and were still going strong.  I found that Phillip is a climber and kept climbing the cage and then waiting for me to pick him up, offer a hug and his is then looking over my shoulder to get someplace else.

Then I had Jeffie out while Bonnie took out Gizmo. Him I have to talk about later.

Jeffie was playful but did not last too too long before he looked for a place to sleep, the toy bin.

 

 While he was out he loves playing in the green tube as you can see. He is looking good following his surgery, but has yet to regain his stamina.

 

Gizmo was out with Bonnie and all I heard was cries of joy from the other room interspersed with a rumbly dooking. Giz was active and playful but has a distinct breathing problem, once he sneezed and it got better for a couple of minutes. Then came back. We both listened to him with the stethoscope and it’s difficult to tell where it is happening, it is all over, in the chest, in the throat and Bonnie believes hse can hear this rattling in his head, meaning his upper respiratory tracts.

Gizmo is a smart little devil and showed Bonnie just how smart he can be. He opened the toy cage in the garage room, he just flipped open the latch and went in. Bonnie couldn’t believe what she had seen, so she fished him out closed it and let him do it again.  In all this was repeated 4 times, and on the forth I caught him with the camera.

 

 

Next in line to come out was Caesar and he still smells, I think he could do with some scented baths and conditioner, any volunteers??  He is even more cuddly that before, but that odor is overpowering.  He palyed super well during his time out but more about that later.

 

The good news this week is that after all the poop problems and surgeries, etc., all the inhabitants except Jeffie have gained weight, and he stayed the same.  The gains were; Tommy – 20; Bailey a whopping 45 grams; Gizmo – 35; Caesar – 40; Chickpea – 60; Terrence 35 and Phillip 40 grams. So we can congratulate ourselves with having some healthy ferrets.

 

Take a close look at the following photos, who are they?

 

Anybody figured out yet who put the life back into Caesar.  Who is young, brassy and bouncy, and fast. Who does not show fear.  CHICKPEA.

That’s right we thought it would be interesting to try little Chickpea out with Caesar and under very close supervision at first, it worked wonders.  There was a lot of interest and bum sniffing on both sides, and I even think Caesar was a bit intimidated by the audacious Chickpea.  They played for almost 45 minutes together in the tubes and around.  It was fun to watch two sets of tails wagging at the same time in the tubes. If they came face to face, it would invariably be Caesar who backed up and out. This means we can give Chickpea two runs, good for a youngster.

I would not recommend doing this unless you take the time to stay with them. Once they have been out together a number of times it may be OK to leave them.

So that wraps up our day at the shelter

Keep an eye on Gizmo, he may have a respiratory infection and need some meds or a visit to the doctors.

 

Happy ferreting

 

Nigel and Bonnie

 

One last thing, Caesar may be a Quebec ferret, he loves Pepsi.  Watched by Chickpea..

Monday Post

Hi All,

 

I absolutely love Chick Pea. She is such a sweet and crazy baby. So full of energy happiness. She loves kisses, but sometimes gets overexcited and nips a bit. I introduced her to Tommy, Gizmo and Jeffie and they tried to eat her. I did not even bother with Caesar or Bailey. I bet she’d make a great playmate for Pearl….whaddya say Debbie? Are you ready to have another baby? In all seriousness, I think Pearl would get a kick out of Check Pea.

 

Tommy and Bailey had a ball together and only had to be separated once. Tommy is so affectionate and both boys just love to engage in play.

 

Gizmo was a chatterbox and just too cute for words. What a wonderful little boy. He still sounds a little grunty in his chest.

 

Jeffie was not very active. He did not want to play, just wanted me to address his itchies and snuggle him. He barfed a clear liquid in the litter pan, but it was only bile – no foreign objects.

 

Caesar was last to come out. I was going to bring him with me to take Rob into work, but Rob ended up just taking us back to Randy’s as I started to have an allergic reaction to Caesar. (There is something about intact males or ferrets with advanced adrenal disease that causes this reaction.) I can’t believe this is the same little guy that shredded Rob’s hands two weeks ago! He’s gentle as a lamb and such a doll.

 

Take care,

Amanda

Friday February First Ferret Frolic...

Jeffie – Big, heavy, slow moving, non-aggressive, and great to play with – in other words – my kind of ferret. Jeffie enjoyed running through the tunnels and rolling around in the box of leaves. He was quite inquisitive and ran his nose over every inch of my shoes and hands. Amanda and I cleaned his ears and added the ear mite meds to each ear.

 

Tommy and Bailey – Through the tunnel, into and out of the toy bag, into and out of every empty  litter and food bag, get snuggled by Amanda, bolt under the cages, through the drawers, find the treats container, open the container, eat the treats, get caught, blame it on the other ferret, place both ferrets on their backs and tickle their bellies,  repeat.

 

Gizmo – We let him out last. He managed to wander up the stairs after a gate was carelessly left open by, um, Bailey. I tracked Gizmo down in the kitchen mixing up a screwdriver. I scolded him for not also making one for Amanda and I then took him back downstairs. Gizmo tunneled, dooked, and generally carried on. He climbed up on to the top of one of the cages, and helped himself to some of the Tds.  

 

Rob and Amanda

Saturday, 26th January 2008

I have just been looking back at some of the postings on the blog and realize that I may have to be more circumspect in what I say and what I describe. So here goes with today’s report without any racy comments.

 

When we arrived at the shelter at 12:05pm, I  wandered in to see how many groups we still have as I had expected that perhaps Sophie and Hercules may have abandoned us without saying goodbye. They were still in their cage. But I hear they may not be for long, a done deal is what they call it. They have a home!!  Anyway I was leading up to my surprise, which was to see a new white body in the cage that Gloria and Laura just vacated.  And what do I see, a tag with a date and D.E.W.  I called Bonnie over and asked her if she had snuck our Dew back to the shelter.  If you remember from a couple of years ago we got in a young DEW, a real cutie, and Deb fell in love with him.  Someone, I am not sure who saw his tag and thought his name was Dew. Anyway for lack of more imagination, he stayed Dew and is, to this day one of our brood.

 

I have corrected the tag, by looking back over the last few day’s reports and found he is called Jeffie.  Well, I was told Jeffie had been found in a dumpster, no comments, it could get dirty!.  Jeffie is a wonderful affectionate big boy (1750 grs.), no longer young but with oodles of love for anyone picking him up and giving him the least amount of attention.  He can be playful too, especially if you scritch him on the shoulders or the base of the tail.  He may be as old as 5. But he is cute;

Couldn’t you just hug this one???    He is so solid, Bonnie said fat, unkind,  that he couldn’t fit in the tubes so that was out for him.  He tried but after wearing a tube a couple of times he gave up.

Bonnie had him for the first half of his time out. I, on the other side, had the two boys, Tommy and Bailey. A word her about Bailey. He has lost about 100 grs. In the past 4-5 weeks.  Keep and eye out for him. He is very active and playful but we must watch him.  Tommy needed his hugs and squeezes before he could wander about by himself.  Have you ever noticed the look on either one’s face when you pick up and cuddle the other. Can ferrets be jealous?.  Bailey had some time in the leaf box and had a ball.  I dropped Tommy in and you would have thought he had been dropped in a puddle of dirty dish water, he moved pretty quick to get out. He obviously is not interested.  Both, in their own ways were active and playful, each got their soft moist Ultimate treats. The boys both tend to settle down somewhere and snooze if left alone too long, they just need the stimulus and company.

 

Next I had Gizmo out and this attractive young man just wanted 100% of my time, he played well and loves playing with one’s hand.  Please everyone pay attention to Gizmo and watch out for his breathing, we were hearing some rattling as he breathed. Bonnie even heard it while he was asleep before his run time.  Gizmo has gained 40 grams since last week.

 

At the same time Bonnie took out Hercules and Sophie, we weren’t sure if they were going today  or tomorrow. It will be a bit strange not to see them next time we do a shift. BUT it will be good to know they will happily be at home at last with their new little friend Dakota.  Sophie must have had some inkling of this, because Bonnie said she seemed so happy today and more active. She is still very kissable. In Bonnie’s words Sophie “had a ball” today.  She even let Bonnie know the old Sophie lurks just under the veneer of the civilized Sophie. She snuck her head up Bonnie’s pant leg and licked her leg with her teeth. NOT a nip but a tease. Hercules same old self, wanders around satisfying his curiosity, greeting the humans, checking out his next nap spot and finally settling down after an hour in same spot. Then we switched and out he came again, long enough to say his hellos, another wander around, a bit of play then crawled into a carrier to groom himself.

Sophie has put on 30 grams, and Hercules has lost 30 grams.  Together they are stable, same weight together. Looks like Hercules gave up some grams to Sophie so she would look good for her new human. Generous chap.

 

Then we went home, and on the way had breakfast. Now you are probably wondering what the hell is he talking about, what is the relevance, etc. etc.

You figure

 

Nigel (&Bonnie)

Hardy

On December 11, 2004, we were called out to pick up many ferrets from a back yard breeder in Paris, ON. When we arrived, we all thought we had arrived in hell. 29 ferrets were taken alive, some near death and 12 were dead, half eaten by their cage mates or simply skulls. Of those 29, we lost Leezle first. She was just too weak for her spay surgery. We were left with 28. Hardy was one of those 28. A big boy who defiantly fought to survive. We knew it from the minute we laid eyes on him, Hardy would have done anything to live. He was the healthiest ferret we removed that day and also the most aggressive. I think he fought so hard to live because he knew there was something better out there for him. I think he was holding onto life so hard hoping to find happiness.

Shortly after coming to the shelter, many of the volunteers feared him. I remember hearing a scream coming from the ferret room one day and rushing to see what was going on. I giggled as I saw Olympia half jogging with Hardy attached to the back of her leg. He was a handful. Off to a foster home he went in hopes he would learn to behave.

Within a few weeks, Hardy was as gentle and loving as the other Paris kids. I fell in love with him and paired him with Elvis, my true favorite of the bunch. All the other Paris kids got homes except Hardy and Elvis. Truth be told, I was holding out to find what had to be the perfect home for them. They were my boys and no one but the best was going to be allowed to take them from me.

Along came Tanya and her family. I never hesitated once. I knew they would be the perfect family for my boys and they were. I have never seen more spoiled ferrets in my life (though Britt and Stephen come VERY close!!).

Fast forward a year. Hardy gets sick. Has insulinoma. Tanya struggles with the idea of surgery for him. After a lot of thought and much encouragement from all of us, she decides to go forth with the surgery, knowing it will help him and doing what we all thought was the right thing to do. We all thought it was right.

Hardy went through the surgery and a large tumor was removed from his pancreas. The surgeon had a hard time stabilizing his heart rate and his right adrenal was too close to the vena cava that the surgeon decided to leave it. Hardy's heart just wasn't stabilizing and they didn't want to have him under anesthetic for longer than needed.

At about 9 o'clock last night, the vet rang Tanya. Hardy was still unstable hand had to be transferred to the emergency clinic over night. They had the equipment to monitor him and stabilize him.

Hardy died at about 2 o'clock this morning. This is my ode to the Hard One. The one that put the volunteers through so much, the one we all fell in love with the one we must now say good bye to. Hardy doesn't have to fight anymore, he learned what love was and I believe his fight to survive so early in life paid off well in the end. He had a forever home, one that loved him and is now desperately missing him.

Good bye little Hardy. I love you and please watch over your mom, grandparents and kitties. Run to my mom Hardy. She'll goo you for us all.


Miss Randy Melanie Belair
President
The Ferret Aid Society
www.ferretaid.org

Ferret Run Report - January 7, 2008

Tommy and Bailey – Tommy required extensive fussing before he got to business with Bailey. The two them played in the overturned toy bin. Tommy managed to get his fat body airborne in an impressive war dance after freeing himself from the bin. After that he and Bailey got into the empty litter bin just before I refilled it. Tommy made it out before I started to refill the bin. Bailey didn’t. I buried him. He exploded out of the litter and war danced around the inside of the bin until finally jumping out and onto Tommy. The carried on for a while longer before tone and bed.

 

Gloria and Lauria – I’m never sure what I’m going to get out of these two. Both of them have a habit of cautiously approaching me, sniffing, licking, then chomping down before finally taking off. Gloria wanted to play so I played with her. Unlike previous evenings I really had to rile her up before she gave me a decent bite. Laura also allowed me to play with her. She also didn’t bite me too hard but did, I think, hiss at me so let her be for a while. I gave her some tone and we were cool. Laura had her ears cleaned as she was scratching at them.

 

Herc and Sofie - Sofie was in fine form. She managed to climb every cage and annoy every other ferret in the room. When I reached to get her off Gloria and Laura’s cage she really latched onto to my arm. I had to scruff her to get her off. I’m beginning to wonder if Sofie is acting out due to boredom or frustration or both. Herc was his pleasant and playful self. I really enjoy it when he hassles Sofie. He gooses her from behind and dooks while he’s doing it. They played well together in and around the toy bin and tunnel.

 

Juniper – This ferret has a seriously soft coat. She’s also the only female ferret that doesn’t attempt to shred my arms when I play with her. I played with her for a good 10 minutes in the cloth bin. She never bit hard and really seemed to enjoy being tickled.  She also enjoys it when you run your finger across the tube – she’ll chase it to the end of the tunnel and back. I let Juniper on the counter while I washed her water bottle and bowl. She literally sniffed every centimeter of counter top she could reach.

 

Gizmo – the greatest ferret at the shelter. Gizmo was out last so got the benefit of playing in both rooms. We played with the rugs. And by play I mean I would cover him with rugs while he tunneled through all the folds.  Amanda had cleaned up the other room so I took the opportunity to chase Gizmo around the room for a while. Gizmo got his meds.  Mama Randy says his chest sounds much better.

 

That’s all for the (every other) Monday Crew.

 

R&A.