DARWIN
It's the phone call that every shelter mom dreads. A county shelter called us saying that they had two abandoned ferrets in an apartment. Their owner had been thrown in jail and he hadn't bothered to ask anyone to look after them. Unfortunately, by the time the county got them, one was dead and the other had been eating his dead friend just to stay alive. Darwin was a mess -- skinny, dehydrated, scared to death of people and almost at the brink of death. It took weeks to get him to not bite in fear (and to put on some weight). After months of TLC, Darwin is now at a normal weight, has a BEAUTIFUL coat, and loves all his new brothers and sisters. Darwin says that he would like Santa to bring his old daddy "the chair" for Christmas and put a HUGE, BRIGHT star in the sky so his new forever mom/dad can find him.
Things the shelter can always use: Ferret.com gift certificates, Ferret Nation cages, Totally Ferret food (show ferret, senior or the new venison turkey food), Innova EVO, Alpha Trak test strips, Science Diet A/D, Melatonin Implants, Ferretone, Laxistat, Nutri-Cal or ear cleaner. We have a volunteer that makes and donates all of our bedding so we don't need any bedding right now.
A donation to our vet would also be wonderful, as we have been doing between three and nine surgeries per month for as long as we can remember. Please make sure you let Dr. K's office know that it is a donation to The Ferret Inn. Please send us your name and address, as we want to make sure you get a big thank you from all the kids!
This has been a very overwhelming year for all of the shelters in Maryland, and we are no exception. Surrenders are WAY up, adoptions have been slow, and we are at max capacity right now, but the surrender calls keep coming and coming. The Ferret Inn is a 501c3, tax exempt organization, so all monetary donations are tax deductible! Please know that Darwin will appreciate whatever you choose to send and he's grateful that so many folks out there care so deeply for the shelter kids.
Nancy Wilson Dr. Tom
Kawasaki
The Ferret
Inn Old Bridge
Veterinary Hospital
6462 Empty Song Road
3604 Old Bridge Road
Columbia, MD
21044 Woodbridge, VA
22192
ferretpassion@verizon.net
703-494-0094
ferretinn.org