Saturday

Today's Mission: Free the Stroller and get everyone out to enjoy the beautiful weather .. Mission Accomplished !!!

 

Group One .. the Boys go to Timmy's

 

There was a long line up at Timmy's so I parked the stroller where I could watch it from the line and watched Jinx go into action .. he really loves people, he was so alert and aware if anyone came near he'd come to the front and give them his begging for treats/love look .. he really had one lady enamoured. Jinx also got out on the leash for a bit at the park, but he found that pretty overwhelming at first, he liked being in my coat though and got down a few times for a sniff round. Cash and Loot really enjoyed being in the stroller and seeing the sights.

 

Group Two .. the Girs go out ..

 

Just to the park, where both had a short turn with the leash. Both were nervous, Izzie more so than I thought she would be, sorry now I've fogotten the new girl's name .. Tizzy, no, darn can't remember, ... Trixie !! anyway she was less nervous than I thought she would be (being a newcomer) and she had quite a good sniff round the park.

 

When I was out I left the group inside in the front room (as opposed to the garage room), so when I came back with the girls I let them out in the garage room and went to check on the boys and start the cages. I forgot to put the mat under the gate and Izzy escaped, but I heard the scratching so she didn't get far ... Izzy the breakout artist, doesn't miss an opportunity ... so I brought her in the front room while I cleaned the cages and let Trixie have the garage room to herself, which she loved, the two girls both love to stash toys, I don't know how much they actually interact with each other but they certainly kept themselves busy rearranging the toys whenever they could.

 

Perfect timing today, we really hit the warmest part of the day .. it was great.

 

Cheers all, Sue

 

 

 

 

Monday ..

It was a very pleasant day at the shelter today, just the foursome, all were in fairly good spirits but relatively quiet. Cash and Loot weren't too playful, but ate loads of treats, all four enjoyed lots of soft-moist and teeth crunchers .. nice to see even Loot enjoying treats. Miss Izzie was busy .. she had to keep putting toys in their proper places, especially when I kept moving them to places she felt just weren't correct. Jinx was a total snuggle bug, following me around, begging for more treats, more hugs, more attention. After everyone had been out for nearly three hours Jinx was still pretty perky - Cash and Loot were ready for bed, (they tended to wander off into the shredded paper when I wasn't paying attention to them) so I put them to bed, and Izzie, and took Jinx for a walk. We didn't go very far, he really enjoyed being held inside my coat - with this head sticking out .. he loved it when the wind blew in his face when he was like that. He got fairly relaxed and did get some good snuffling about the grassy area, but he was more drawn to the garbage bins in the alleyway !! He was out for a little over half an hour and I hope he went to sleep dreaming of his big adventure.

 

There was a nasty, very liquid, very light coloured, poop on the floor, and Cash & Loot's litter box contained lots of loose, light poops. Izzie & Jinx's litters looked fine.

 

Also, the wooden gate did not seem to click shut today, I gave them both rooms from the start so only noticed it when I went for a smoke I closed both gates, Jinx can get the barrier to move and he's quite determined when he gets bored to get up the stairs. When I came back the wooden gate was open and Jinx was furiously trying to escape !! 

 

 

Monday .. and MUGS

Great time with the kids yesterday, picnic'ed with Cash Loot and Izzie .. although Izzie wouldn't have much to do with the AD, but Cash and Loot ate well. It looked as if Izzie had eaten quite well, her dry food bowl was quite low. Loot and Izzie got along very well. When she approached him, he rolled over on his back and she sniffed his tummy. She's quite the little sniffer, exploring every inch of each room. She got under the gate from the back room, she also mysteriously appeared in the ferret room with the boys (I let them out first and then was working with Randy). Luckily Jinx had just realized she was there and they we just getting ready to go at each other. I just put her in the front room and switched the boys around (except for Jinx). Loot and Izzie played lots in the tubes.

 

I've left six 'ferret lover' mugs, tiny, but good for ferret brushes & clippers, or pens .. they were donated to the shelter by my daughter, they are custom made, and can be had for a donation of $10. I should have put an envlelope under them to collect the money, if you don't have an envelope put it in a mug for now.

 

Cheers all, Sue

The Wednesday report

OK- so it would have been another ho-hum nite at the shelter if it hadn't been for the new addition, little Izzy (Izzie). She was given the nod and sniff of approval by 2 out of the 3 resident boys. No need to mention names.
Altho' I hear that Izzie did not enjoy her ride in from Hamilton, she wasted no time getting out of the carrier.
She quickly explored the main ferret room with Loot or Cash in tow. I figure that Loot is the more yellowish of the pair. Lots of talking and tubing. An absolute gentle bouncy ball of fur. She is just what sleepybones Loot and Cash needed to get themselves moving and exploring again.
Everyone was out for close to 3 hours. This allowed Loot and Cash ample time for a snooze or two. Jinx enjoyed a lot of cuddle time in my arms away from Izzie. While I held Izzie, Jinx ran around the room in a frenzy hunting for her. This was promptly followed by a timeout for him in the isolation room. 
What did these guys do without that tent??? It sure is the major attraction and a super place to cuddle up in a ferret bed for a few zzzz's. 
It was a great evening for all. The boys ate an entire can of warm a/d. The new gal wasn't interested in a/d or ferretone. As a matter of fact, she did not eat a thing. She checked out everything in her cage before settling down quietly under her blankets.
Noreen

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Monday ...

and all was good at the shelter. The girls were playful and sweet, Cash and Loot took turns being playful and snoozing, Jinx wasn't particularly playful but he was very snuggly and checked out some new treats from the gift bag while we were putting them on the shelf in the closet. I could not get over the change in his size !! he's a total dumpling, no problems with eating for him. On the other end of the scale I kept confusing Cash and Loot since Loot has gotten so skinny .. I did manage to coax him to eat a little bit of AD mixed with some babyfood. Cash ate most of his portion and I left the rest in his cage. Jinx said he'd be happy to finish off any leftovers and he did manage to get a few mouthfuls in, and he quite liked the 'dookers' treats.

 

Love those amazing black soft blankets, assume they were a christmas gift .. they are fabulous.

 

Happy New Year to all and best wishes for 2009 ... may all your fuzzies stay healthy all year !! cheers, Sue

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