Squirrel and Ming
are high energy little girls who need to be kept together. They arrived via Bay Area Humane because the  landlord didn't allow them. Their sister Jingles (the dark ferret in the photo) went to the bridge on 11/6/09. There wasn't
a great deal of information from their previous owner, but it was indicated that the girls are good with cats and have been with children (we don't know how young). While at FVF it has been discovered that these girls are
not nippy but they are high energy players and may sometimes "attack" your shoes or "tackle" your ankles. They
tolerate other ferrets here at the shelter but would be happiest in their own home. Based on the condition of their teeth, we estimate they were likely born spring or summer of 2005. Vet check done on 5/22/09 (AMC)-Ming
her distemper shot at this time. Squirrel had adrenal surgery on 6/11/09 (LS). During her surgery, a growth was found and removed from her pancreas-it will likely grow back in 6 months or so, when it does, she will need
prednisolone for insulinoma-which makes her a special needs ferret.
She got her distemper shot at the shelter on 6/19/09. Shia
(formerly Fatty) was injured in her cage at a local Petco. She was treated by a vet, but did not regain full use of he r hind legs. Petco then made the decision to turn her over to FVF so she could be better rehabbed. She has gained strength and
is "paddling" with her hind legs, sometimes supporting her weight with them. She is very playful and active and does
not seem bothered by her "disability". FVF made her a "cart", but she didn't want anything to do with it (she could
chase the cats and war dance better without it). She played with the other ferrets in the shelter mom's living quarters
and after approx a year was integrated into the shelter population. She was probably born in January of 2007, and
came to FVF at under six months of age. Although she has made progress, she will never fully recover normal hind
leg function. She also does not seem to realize when she is going potty, and as a a result, frequently soils her hammock, her sleeping
partner, and herself. Her most recent distemper booster and vet check was done on 4/17/08 (AMC). Thomas and Nelly (went to the bridge 6/13/10)
arrived after their owner moved out and left his ferrets with his parents. According to the volunteer who picked them u p and fostered them for a few weeks, Thomas is very nice, but out of shape. He is missing all his bottom incisors, his canines are fine, and he has very worn but healthy looking teeth. He has a very
large spleen. It is hard-but still pliable and spreads like a pancake all the way to his bladder. It is one of those that you can see blue/black on the belly from it. He is a tough bruiser who was put out by
the change but not overly upset. Nelly is sweet and, like her brother, tough. She has a slightly enlarged and hardening spleen. She is very out of shape. She has worse teeth than Thomas-but is
missing fewer incisors. She may need a dental in a year. She is more cautious about the change, and confused. Both need cuddles for reassurance. They like to be handled, and we suspect they hadn't
had a lot of interaction since their actual owner moved. They had never seen a dog but were not phased by our volunteers' dogs in the least. No litter box was in their cage when they arrived at the
foster home (newspaper lined the cage). They are using a pan in cage 100% and they are at 75% out of the cage so far. According to
the paperwork received with them, they were likely born late July or early August of 2004. Vet check and distemper done on 10/7/09 (AMC). Titan
used to come to FVF for ferret sitting along with his brother and sister (now both at the bridg e). Shortly after Labor Day his
owner called and said the owner of the home he was renting had decided to "move back in" and he had not been able to find a rental that would accept Titan on the short notice he was given. Titan moved into the
senior room and seems very happy to have other ferret friends again. His former owner does come to see him from time to time, and volunteers to clean at the shelter a few times a month in appreciation of our giving
Ti-Ti a place to enjoy the end of his life. Ti is a big boy, not descented. We believe he is likely a Canadian
and a late neuter. He is the biggest, sweetest furkid you could imagine. At nearly 8 (probably born early in 2002), he is our oldest resident.  Emmy is a little drama queen. She has always been with other ferrets, yet she hisses and carries on when
a ferret comes near her in the ferret room. She came to FVF after she was abandoned at a pet sitters with another, much older, ferret. The pet sitter had two senior ferrets of her own and decided to just
keep the other senior but after a few months decided that Emmy needed ferrets closer to her age and energy level to play with. She had a hard time adjusting to the ferret room-even when placed with the low
energy ferrets-and we now believe she would be happiest as an "only" with lots of attention from her person. Based on the condition of her teeth and statements the original owner made to the pet sitter, we
believe she was likely born spring, 2006. Vet check and distemper done on 6/10/09 (AMC).
After the
death of the shelter mom's personal ferret and shelter mascot Swipers, Emmy slowly moved into the position and after 3
months the decision was made to let her stay. She is currently living "upstairs" with the shelter mom and five cats. Peak a and Panda are young, beautiful girls who are both serious biters. According to the person who brought t hem to us, they had been purchased at a small animal auction by a person intending to have them as pets. Within a few days they were listed on Craig's list with the
statement that the person could not deal with the biting and if someone did not come get them they would be euthanized. The woman who brought them here drove three hours to get them from the original owner.
She worked with the girls for about three weeks before admitting they needed a more ferret knowledgeable home. We have been working with them and they no longer seem to bite out of fear, but they still very
definitely bite. We doubt they will ever be adoptable. They had their vet check and distemper shots on 12/10/09 (AMC). |
