We recently received some wonderful updates from a few of our adopters that I just have to share!

Debbie & Christy

Two owner surrenders who recently went to a wonderful home in WA where they instantly bonded with a single rattie girl desperate for new friends:

Just writing to let you know that the babies are happily moved into their new home. They've pretty much taken over my life, their cage is on my bed and they're out most of the day. I have a couple of pics if you want to post them on the web site you can, they're pretty cute. Also, I've renamed the girls: The light colored hooded is now named Haddaway because she does the head bobbing dance like the Saturday Night Live skit which is choreographed to the Haddaway song What is Love, and the medium colored hooded one is now named Imoen, named after a mischievous character in a video game. They are getting along famously with my Sundae, who seems much happier now that she has two sisters. Thank you so much for these wonderful additions to my family.
Thankfully,
Chris

Pansy & Ivy

Pansy and Ivy came to us along with their dad, 2 older siblings from a previous litter, mom and 8 siblings from the same litter. They too went to a fantastic home with a single rattie girl needing new buddies to play and snuggle with.

I got a cute picture of Pansy, Ivy and Shirley yesterday and thought I'd share with you. My husband just met them for the 1st time and has fallen in love. He commented how much more sociable they are compared to Shirley and Laverne back in the day. We had them out in the "play pen" and Pansy kept leaping up to the top and leaning out to give Derrick kisses. So thanks to you and their foster family for doing such a great job with our girls.
Jamie, Derrick, Shirley, Pansy and Ivy

-- Simone

After 3 months of trying everything to save her leg, we have explored all of our options. Her leg looks the same like at the beginning, on some days even worse. We have decided to have her leg amputated. Please send some good thoughts her way!

-- Simone

This is the tale of three lucky little ratties who had a rough start but also a very happy ending!

Adriana & Lucia

In May we took in a big family consisting of Adriana, her "husband" Buddy, Lucia & Ivan from their first litter as well as 10 newborn babies. They all landed at a local shelter because the previous owner had too many other animals.

Adriana was pretty much a baby still herself and already had two back to back litters. She was a wonderful mom and made it look easy!

Both Adriana and Lucia were spayed. They were the last ones to be adopted from the family but they couldn't have asked for a better home with Toshia and her wonderful daughter Alexis.

The pictures speak for themselves - A match made in heaven!

Alexis with Adriana

Alexis with Lucia

Mambo

Mambo was abandoned when the previous owner moved. Apparently he was never caged before but he did get a lot of attention which turned him into a wonderful, highly social and lovable rattie. Everybody with LMR fell in love with this handsome boy... And so did Toshia and Alexis who decided to add him to their family!

On August 10 Mambo made the trip to his forever home and he has since been successfully introduced to the two spayed girls Adriana and Lucia! We are thrilled that Mambo found such a loving family and that he no longer has to live alone!

Alexis with Mambo - "he's too big for a shoulder rat, he's a back rat"

When I checked our PO box this morning I found the best surprise ever from Alexis - A hand made thank you card! She even included a drawing of Adriana, Lucia & Mambo!!! Thank you, Alexis! You made our day!

Adriana & Lucia are dancing!
Click on the picture to see it full size!

-- Simone

Buffy was a wonderful, precious little angel. The sweetest dog ever who wasn't shy giving kisses. She was smart and quickly learned how to scratch on the door to be let out.

Buffy had an adoption pending but when we took her to the vet to make sure she was healthy, it came out that she had grade 4 periodontal disease and desperately needed a dental. She was going to loose most of her teeth. We did blood work and urine analysis to make sure there's nothing else hiding and to make sure her chances of surviving a very invasive dental were good. Unfortunately the results showed that she was in kidney failure. The vet was really surprised as Buffy showed no symptoms. From the severity of the results, Buffy was given max. 6 months to live. We didn't think it would be fair to move her again but decided she was going to spend the rest of her live in a permanent foster home with Christy.

Unfortunately Buffy started to crash hard and fast... She left us last night.

For some people it's love at first sight. It seems with ferret people it is interpreted slightly different:

Chai aka Devil Child - A rescue story

I have a cinnamon female ferret, that I named Chai...

I was at a rescue event, and a friend who works at the CRD pound, mentioned that they had a ferret that just came in. She said he was a great little man, who was picked up as a stray. I told her I would be down the next day to pick him up. She never mentioned "his" colour but said "he" was adorable...

I went home to get a cage ready to quarantine "him". Set off to the pound with a crate in hand. I had a feeling on the way there that this one was going to stay... Yep another foster failure... but who would that hurt...

I arrived at the CRD pound. They were smiling. Should have known it was a sign... I went to met this little man, and fell in love! This little male turned out to be a female... who wasn't a great little man... but a very mischievous, bitey female!

Well I was bitten at first sight, literally!!! Home she came with me...

To this day, if you aren't fast enough she will bite... She will push any limit you set for her and will make a mess and run away!!! Always blaming one of the boys. ;-)

She rules the cage, and every new ferrets gets to learn who is boss.

I recently have had a few young ferrets come into foster care in my home. During their first play date with the rest of the fosters and my ferrets, Chai teaches them all who is boss.

I am extremely surprised by her with the young ones. She is normally the torment of all the ferrets she is housed with but with these little boys, she is gentle and forgiving. They can play with her, biting extremely hard, and she lets the know that is enough. They are learning manners from the most uncouth of all ferrets... A major surprise for me, but a gift just the same!

Here is a recent pic of her doing what she does best - Getting in to trouble.

-- Christy