Shickadance & Angel

May 8th, 2008

Shickadance & Angel were brought to us last night by a student who didn`t

have the time for them. Apparently, the girl`s stepdad found our website,

& talked the girl into calling us.

Both ferrets had long, spikey nails, and earmites. Both had been fed cat &

dog food. They seemed starved for attention. They were so joyful to get

out of the carrier, & be put into the hallway for observation. It was

obvious neither had been out of the cage to play, in a very long time..

Shickadance is a taupey-colored champagne boy, somewhere between four

& five years old. He`s very thin, & has the largest chordoma on his tail

that I have ever seen. It`s the size of an egg! His coat is pretty thin.

We`re not sure if this is due to improper nutrition, or if he`s going

adrenal. Time will tell. He`s such a sweet little thing. The growth should 

NEVER have been allowed to get to this point. Everyone has their

priorities, I guess...Shickadance will be going in for surgery this upcoming

Monday--and he will never be neglected again. 

Angel is a dark-eyed white boy, approximately two years old. He has more energy

 than Shickadance. His nails are trimmed now, he`s been treated for earmites, and

 with proper nutrition, he will be beautiful!

Love, Zoo

Shickadance                    

                                                                          Shickadance`s egg-sized chordoma

 Angel

UPDATE: May 14th, 2008

Shickadance had his surgery two days ago, and is doing wonderfully. 

Now that Shickadance`s crisis is over, we have had a little more time to get to know

 ANGEL. He is a dollbaby. Very smart. He understands what you are telling him, and

 behaves a lot like a dog! He follows us all around the quarantine room, trying to get

 us to play. He`s responding to proper nutrition, and has gained a little weight. His

 fur is a bit coarse, but that should improve with time. Things are good...

Love, Zoo

UPDATE: February 12, 2010

We lost Shickadance on October 26, 2009. He got nearly a year & a half more of 

quality time. He grew a thick, lush coat, and danced his heart out, after he got rid of

that huge ball on the end of his tail.He was beautiful. Life was good. I miss him...

Angel is doing fabulously. He is now nearly 4 years old. New picture coming soon.

                                Love, Zoo