Misti's Group (North Dakota)

(Meeko, Cosmo, Nibbles, Slinky, & Max)

In early January of 2006 we got a call from a friend in the ferret

community. A friend of hers in North Dakota was going through a divorce

and was unable to have her five ferrets where she lived. She was

devastated. She wanted her bonded group to stay together and asked for

help in making that possible. We agreed to help.

My wonderful husband Kurt drove 22 hours round trip to make it happen.

Misti's group consists of Meeko, Cosmo, Nibbles, Slinky, and Max.  Misti`s

group is a closed group because one of the ferrets in that group will not

accept any other ferrets besides the ones in his group. He is absolutely

savage to others but the group is very nice on the whole.

We have emailed pictures and updates to the former mom and her son.

We hope for a visit from them one day! All are doing well at this time.

Love, Zoo

Meeko, Slinky, Nibbles

                       Cosmo

                         Max

UPDATE: January  4th, 2010

It has been four years.

After the first few weeks her kids were here, Misty dropped off the

 face of the earth. 

Despite the pictures & updates we sent Misti, we never heard from

 her again. She didn`t even send her babies a bag of treats at 

Christmas time :(

 During the past four years, three of Misti`s kids

 became adrenal, and were put on lupron , Meeko (NOT adrenal) 

died of liver failure. We lost Nibbles Dec 3, 2008, to the mystery

 illness that swept our room. Cosmo developed insulinoma.

The remaining kids are around 6 years old, and very closely

 bonded. Still with us, are Cosmo, Max, and Slinky.  They`re getting

 lots of love, and all the best that we can give them.

Cosmo & Slinky are doing wonderfully on their lupron. 

 Max has turned nearly all white now. He developed a sudden tumor

 behind his eye, and because the needle aspirates didn`t show

 cancer cells, we decided to give him a chance. His appetite is great,

 and he runs & plays like a kit. It would be sad to cut his life short,

 and put him to sleep, if the tumor was benign. 

It was already blind, but he lost his eye today. We

have sent it (and the tumor) to the lab, and we`re awaiting results. 

I want to mention how pleased we are with our vet, Dr. Katie 

Racek-Peters, at Dogwood Pet Hospital. She is extremely 

knowledgeable & compassionate. I am honored to sit in on all of

our surgeries & necropsies, and I feel as if she & her staff are

family, somehow. We`ve been through a lot together.

Sometimes life isn`t fair, but a great  vet & supportive staff can 

really help to soften the blows. 

Max is doing well, for now. He`s already eaten two bowls of soup!

                            More later.

                                        Love, Zoo

                           Cosmo               Max              Slinky

                      Picture taken yesterday, January 3, 2010

UPDATE: The lab report came back. It was cancer :( 

We don`t know how long it will be until it comes back, 

but removing the tumor & the eye relieved a great deal of pressure.

Max is feeling great, & is doing wonderfully for now. We will just 

enjoy each day we have together. Isn`t that what it`s all

about anyway?

                                Max, 3 weeks post surgery

Slinky & Cosmo just got lupron depots again.

More later.

                                      Love, Zoo