Yetta

(Short for "Yet another....")

Yetta is our first Jewish ferret! Here`s her story.....

We got a call from a man in Elgin, Illinois on September 5th. A ferret had walked up to him in the park. Something was terribly wrong with her eyes and her neck was full of hard lumps. He took her to the vet, where she was diagnosed with lymphoma and a brain tumor behind the eyes.  He didn`t feel he was the one to keep her---but he wanted to be certain he found her a good loving home where she could live out the rest of her days. After putting an ad in the paper and having two people come and  turn her down, he was referred to us by the GCFA and Mary Van Dahm.

He came to see the sanctuary and was very comfortable leaving her here with us. He had been concerned that someone might take her and then just have her put to sleep. That would be a shame right now as she is happy eating, drinking, dooking, and playing. She doesn`t even seem to know that she`s sick!!! Right now she`s a perfectly normal ferret in every way---(except that she`s not especially pretty....) We will have to take it one day at a time with hospice care and lots of love.

The man left us a generous donation and wants to come back to visit.

Yetta is a very sweet girl. She gives wonderful kisses, plays well, and is very good about her box.

We don`t know how long she has---but when Yetta goes, her memorial marker will bear a Star of David, to honor the kind man who brought her here.

Love, Zoo