Ferrets Who Found Homes in 2008

Available: April 12, 2008
Placed: April 27, 2008
Just Jack and Will are a pair of 15 month old ferrets that need to find a new home for one of the traditional reasons: "moving". They are staying with their current owners while CFN tries to find them a new home. They are moving in 2 weeks, so they don't have much time. Just Jack and Will are named after characters from the TV show Will & Grace. They were purchased from Petco and have their birth documents to show they were born in January of 2007. Just Jack is as goofy as the character he is named after, and he has white mitts and a very pale mask. Will has a blaze on the top of his head (this trait is often associated with deafness, but the owners have not noted any signs of that). They have had no vet care and would come with the cage they are currently living in, a single level Super Pet style cage, which sounds too small to house two ferrets. CFN is screening people before referring them to the owners.

Arrived: January 24, 2008
Placed: April 16, 2008
Banzai and Seasons were turned in to Haven Humane in Redding, CA because their owner was charged with cruelty. They were very thin and not in good shape since they had been without water or food for about a week or so. Banzai has recovered completely and is the most enthusiastic jumper we have had for a while (which is saying something). He leaps at your legs and latches on to your pants at knee height. Sometimes he just jumps straight up like he is on a pogo stick. Seasons is still very skittish and scuttles away to hide with the littlest noise or sudden movement. She will play enthusiastically with the other ferrets when she feels secure though. Banzai is from Marshall Farms.

Arrived: October 3, 2006
Died: April 11, 2008
Zoe was acquired from Petco several days after her owner returned the ferret she adopted through CFN (Sunny) because he needed adrenal surgery and she couldn't afford it. Now Zoe is in need of adrenal surgery and rather than letting the owner euthanize her, she is now in a CFN foster home and getting monthly lupron injections. This wonderful little girl has been around children, cats, dogs, and other ferrets. Zoe is from Marshall Farms.

Zoe died in the wee hours of April 11^th, tucked under the covers with her foster parent so she could be with her when she passed. Her foster parent said of Zoe, "She was such a sweetheart! I'm so glad I got to have her for awhile."

Arrived: January 24, 2008
Adopted: March 30, 2008
Chance was turned over to Haven Humane in Redding, CA. He was in bad shape. Apparently he had been passed from one owner to another with no instructions on how to care for him. He was emaciated from being fed a diet of oatmeal, oats and cheerios. His nails were so long they curled under and one was about to grow right into the pad. He was very weak and you could feel every bone in his body, but his savior, an employee of Haven Humane, reported that he still tried so hard to have the ferret spirit. She named him Chance because he was getting a second chance at a good life. His love of life helped him to rebound quickly and he is now a very healthy looking guy that loves giving kisses and playing with other ferrets

Chance was adopted to be a companion for an older ferret in a home of very devoted ferret lovers

Arrived: October 15, 2007
Died: February 21, 2008
Longfellow was found abandoned by his owner by an apartment manger who took him to a vet. Longfellow was in bad shape: he was emaciated, dehydrated, and too weak to walk. The vet gave him fluids and performed a blood test to find out if he had a reason from being emaciated other than not being fed. The vet then called CFN to pick up Longfellow, and we started hand feeding him, but soon realized he had more problems than lack of food. He was unable to swallow properly because of a large growth under his tongue, and so we scheduled him for surgery as soon as possible, and he is now able to swallow easily again. Longfellow is very gentle and likes other ferrets. Longfellow is from Marshall Farms.

Longfellow's tumor turned out to be a very aggressive malignant cancer that could not be completely removed. He recovered from the surgery to remove it and had a few good weeks of being health and playing with other ferrets before the tumor grew back enough that we had to help him cross the rainbow bridge on 2/21/08

Louie's second owner was a teenager whose father would not allow her to bring Louie with her when they moved. Louie has a beautiful rich golden undercoat. He gets along with other ferrets and plays gently with humans. Louie is from Marshall Farms.

Louie was thought to be 2.5 years old when he arrived at CFN about 3 years ago, and he was adopted soon after his arrival to be a companion for a beloved pet. The beloved pet eventually died and Louie is now looking for his forth home.

Louie was adopted by his foster parent.

Elliot was returned because his owner developed allergies.

Elliot was adopted by his foster parent

Arrived: October 15, 2007
Placed: January 15, 2008
This pair of energetic kids came from the Corvallis area, where their owner had become homeless, but had continued to care her animals some how. She decied to find them a better home after she found she was pregnant. Kookaburra runs after and follows human feet very closely, making it hard not to trip over her, and she loves to be chased and wrestled with. Dingo is a big chubby dopey boy who never gets tired of playing with humans or other ferrets. Both arrived with fleas and ear mites, but have gotten rid of both, and are now enjoying their temporary home. Dingo is from Marshall Farms, Kookaburra has three blue dots in her right ear that do not look like Marshall Farms tattoos.

Arrived: July 15, 2007
Placed: January 12, 2008
Blackberry arrived in July because his elderly owner could not afford to pay for their vet care. Blackberry is a kissy sable sprite, she was rescued from a neglectful neighbor as an adult. Blackberry has been around cats and dogs, and has a small growth on her chest that needs to be removed. She is from Marshall Farms.

The former owner of this pair of sprites acquired them in Minnesota while he was attending college. The owner moved to Medford and into the home of a relative who would not allow him to let the girls out of their cage to play. He was tormented by this and decided Chaya and Anya had to find a home where they could get to play outside a cage everyday.

These girls were adopted from CFN about a year ago when they were 2 to 2.5 years old. They have been returned because their owners had a baby and they don't have time to care for them <heavy sigh>.

Arrived: October 29, 2007
Placed: January 5, 2008
Hamlet is a stray who was never claimed. A Good Samaratin picked him up and dropped him off at the Southeast Portland Animal Hospital. Hamlet arrived a bit skinny with thin fur and is being treated for ear mites. He's a delightful, happy small male who seems to love everybody he meets, including the other ferrets. He's learning how to play with toys -- at first he only wanted to play with humans. Hamlet has learned his name and comes when called, unless he's exploring something very interesting (eventually he comes to the call: it's only been a few days that he's had the name Hamlet). He's already learning how to roll over and sit up, and so he is easy to work with. Hamlet snuggles for a minute and then like a typical two-year-old, wants to go explore some more. His face has expressive markings, especially his eyes, so be prepared to melt when you meet him! Hamlet does not have any tattoos to indicate his origin.

Arrived: June 11, 2007
Placed: January 5, 2008
Emerson is a wonderful gib that arrived as a stray that was not claimed. The people that found him kept him several weeks while they tried to locate his owner. During that time he was around young children, dogs, and cats. He gets along well with other ferrets too and loves people too, especially tackling their ankles as they walk by. He is from Marshall Farms.