Sandy

February 3rd, 2004

We got a call from Maple Park today.

A couple was rehabbing a house in DeKalb. They were working in the basement where the last people had left all kinds of junk. Among other things, there was an old cage on the floor with the door open and an empty water bottle inside. Across the room, there was a ripped-open bag of rolled oats. The woman was talking to her daughter when a weak dehydrated ferret dragged himself out from behind some boxes. God knows how long he had been all alone in that basement.

Small world--this woman rescues cats and knew some of the same people we have spoken with at H.E.L.P. organization!!! I offered to give her a crash course on ferret care, if she would like to keep him---but she already has MANY assorted animals, as well as some foster cats. She wanted to bring him to us.

He got fluids right away. He`s still very weak, but he`s eating and  drinking. We will know more in the next few days. It`s a waiting game. He is a sandy colored (deaf) blaze boy, about 4-5 years old---very thin, very dirty. He`s in a hospital cage in the kitchen.

How could someone have done that to him? I`ll never understand that type of mentality.

The woman, her daughter, and her grandson then got a tour of our sanctuary. (The grandson is the same age as OUR grandson!) I walked them around and shared many of our babies` stories. The (human) baby was very well-behaved. (Mommy has trained him well, with the cats!)

We had a wonderful visit and as she was leaving, she said "Oh I feel SO much better knowing he will be in good hands!!"

I would appreciate some prayers/good thoughts for Sandy. He seems better but he`s not out of the woods yet.

Love, Zoo

March of 2005