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| B. Smith |
My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the NW
Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy by
posting.
On a recent visit to her sister in law's home, my sis learned that they had
a ferret (an albino male, age unknown to me). They also have a one year old
baby, and the ferret somehow clawed the baby up (three cheers for parental
supervision, eh?). The ferret is now clearly unwanted- they even tried to
give him to my sister. We're not absolutely certain on this, but it appears
that the ferret isn't allowed out at all anymore, and is banished to the
cage :-(. My sister told me about it because she is under the impression
that they are about to turn the ferret loose into the wild, and is worried
for it's safety. She told me that she begged them to try and rehome him,
she explained to them that there are people "like her sister" (lol!) that
take in unwanted and even "bad" ferrets. I guess they didn't know that.
She is going to talk to them again soon and hopefully find out more details,
and let them know that I am going to try to help them (not that they deserve
it, but the ferret does).
Now, from what sis could tell, the ferret was being fed decent food (she's
only marginally acquainted with ferret care though). His cage is kept clean
and he doesn't stink (her description, not mine). He appears big and
healthy to her untrained eye. My sis' opinion is (get ready, biiiig shocker
coming up) that the people just didn't know what they were getting into when
they got a ferret (and still don't). Now they seem to want out of it, one
way or another. (I wonder if the baby will suffer the same fate once it
changes from a mildly annoying gurgling blob to a destructive, rambunctious
heathen?)
If there is anyone in the NW Georgia area that might want to take this
fellow in (the ferret, not the baby, though they might want to be rid of
that too, you never know), or if you know of any shelters in that area,
please let me know. I doubt that the Atlanta shelters would be much use
unless they would pick the animal up (a 130 mile round trip) because I doubt
that these people would bother to drive that far just to surrender a ferret,
especially if they already seem willing to dump it off in the woods.
Anything in Rome, Calhoun, or Dalton would probably be easy enough for them,
though.
SSDD, huh? People always seem surprised, when they find out how many
ferrets I have, that I am not breeding them. They're even further surprised
when they find out that I actually advocate AGAINST ferret ownership. It's
people like this that make me that way. Grrrr! :-(
B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
There ARE people who will drive hours/days to pick up unwanted ferrets. May
I have your permission to post this on another ferret group? If so, please
reply with a way for someone to contact your sister so they can arrange to
get the little one. Thanks!
jumpingmouse & kylie
jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net
"B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:67GKb.158$Ka.105@fe01.usenetserver.com...
> My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the NW
> Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy by
> posting.
>
> On a recent visit to her sister in law's home, my sis learned that they
had
> a ferret (an albino male, age unknown to me). They also have a one year
old
> baby, and the ferret somehow clawed the baby up (three cheers for parental
> supervision, eh?). The ferret is now clearly unwanted- they even tried to
> give him to my sister. We're not absolutely certain on this, but it
appears
> that the ferret isn't allowed out at all anymore, and is banished to the
> cage :-(. My sister told me about it because she is under the impression
> that they are about to turn the ferret loose into the wild, and is worried
> for it's safety. She told me that she begged them to try and rehome him,
> she explained to them that there are people "like her sister" (lol!) that
> take in unwanted and even "bad" ferrets. I guess they didn't know that.
> She is going to talk to them again soon and hopefully find out more
details,
> and let them know that I am going to try to help them (not that they
deserve
> it, but the ferret does).
>
> Now, from what sis could tell, the ferret was being fed decent food (she's
> only marginally acquainted with ferret care though). His cage is kept
clean
> and he doesn't stink (her description, not mine). He appears big and
> healthy to her untrained eye. My sis' opinion is (get ready, biiiig
shocker
> coming up) that the people just didn't know what they were getting into
when
> they got a ferret (and still don't). Now they seem to want out of it, one
> way or another. (I wonder if the baby will suffer the same fate once it
> changes from a mildly annoying gurgling blob to a destructive,
rambunctious
> heathen?)
>
> If there is anyone in the NW Georgia area that might want to take this
> fellow in (the ferret, not the baby, though they might want to be rid of
> that too, you never know), or if you know of any shelters in that area,
> please let me know. I doubt that the Atlanta shelters would be much use
> unless they would pick the animal up (a 130 mile round trip) because I
doubt
> that these people would bother to drive that far just to surrender a
ferret,
> especially if they already seem willing to dump it off in the woods.
> Anything in Rome, Calhoun, or Dalton would probably be easy enough for
them,
> though.
>
> SSDD, huh? People always seem surprised, when they find out how many
> ferrets I have, that I am not breeding them. They're even further
surprised
> when they find out that I actually advocate AGAINST ferret ownership.
It's
> people like this that make me that way. Grrrr! :-(
>
> B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
> Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
>
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>
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| B. Smith |
> "B. Smith" wrote:
> > My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the NW
> > Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy
by
> > posting.
"jumpingmouse & kylie" wrote:
> There ARE people who will drive hours/days to pick up unwanted ferrets.
May
> I have your permission to post this on another ferret group? If so,
please
> reply with a way for someone to contact your sister so they can arrange to
> get the little one. Thanks!
>
Hi, thanks. You can definitely post this to another group! However, there
is a small problem with contacting anybody. The actual owners have no
telephone or any way to contact them except in person. (First clue that you
can't afford a ferret- you can't afford a phone.) Communication may be
slow.
I am not 100% positive, without speaking to the folks myself, that they want
to definitely "get rid" of the ferret, so I plan on sending some snail mail
their way as soon as I can get an address for them. Right now, keep in mind
that this is third-hand information and may be partially or completely
incorrect ;-).
You can put my email addy in for contact info badlilkitten@hotmailNOSPAM.com
(remove the obvious), if you want to. Thanks.
B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
Thanks! Will do..........get ready to get lots of volunteers to save this
little guy! :-)
jacquie
"B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "B. Smith" wrote:
> > > My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the
NW
> > > Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy
> by
> > > posting.
>
> "jumpingmouse & kylie" wrote:
> > There ARE people who will drive hours/days to pick up unwanted ferrets.
> May
> > I have your permission to post this on another ferret group? If so,
> please
> > reply with a way for someone to contact your sister so they can arrange
to
> > get the little one. Thanks!
> >
>
> Hi, thanks. You can definitely post this to another group! However,
there
> is a small problem with contacting anybody. The actual owners have no
> telephone or any way to contact them except in person. (First clue that
you
> can't afford a ferret- you can't afford a phone.) Communication may be
> slow.
>
> I am not 100% positive, without speaking to the folks myself, that they
want
> to definitely "get rid" of the ferret, so I plan on sending some snail
mail
> their way as soon as I can get an address for them. Right now, keep in
mind
> that this is third-hand information and may be partially or completely
> incorrect ;-).
>
> You can put my email addy in for contact info
badlilkitten@hotmailNOSPAM.com
> (remove the obvious), if you want to. Thanks.
>
> B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
> Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
>
>
>
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| Melissa |
In article <67GKb.158$Ka.105@fe01.usenetserver.com>,
"B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Now they seem to want out of it, one
> way or another. (I wonder if the baby will suffer the same fate once it
> changes from a mildly annoying gurgling blob to a destructive, rambunctious
> heathen?)
This seems like a good time to respost this:
http://www.gwally.com/articles/baby.shtml
-Melissa :)
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
All I get is 404 Not Found - are you sure the article hasn't moved Melissa?
"Melissa" <nospam@nospam.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:OrJKb.3410$214.176297@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> In article <67GKb.158$Ka.105@fe01.usenetserver.com>,
> "B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Now they seem to want out of it, one
> > way or another. (I wonder if the baby will suffer the same fate once it
> > changes from a mildly annoying gurgling blob to a destructive,
rambunctious
> > heathen?)
>
> This seems like a good time to respost this:
>
> http://www.gwally.com/articles/baby.shtml
>
> -Melissa :)
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| Melissa |
In article <OrJKb.3410$214.176297@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Melissa <nospam@nospam.com.invalid> wrote:
> In article <67GKb.158$Ka.105@fe01.usenetserver.com>,
> "B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Now they seem to want out of it, one
> > way or another. (I wonder if the baby will suffer the same fate once it
> > changes from a mildly annoying gurgling blob to a destructive, rambunctious
> > heathen?)
>
> This seems like a good time to respost this:
>
> http://www.gwally.com/articles/baby.shtml
>
> -Melissa :)
Aw crap. It's gone. (the webpage I listed above.) Here's an archived
version of it:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030625...y.com/articles/
baby.shtml
-Melissa (nothing like replying to your own post!)
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| Randy W. Sims |
On 1/6/2004 6:57 PM, jumpingmouse & kylie wrote:
> There ARE people who will drive hours/days to pick up unwanted ferrets. May
> I have your permission to post this on another ferret group? If so, please
> reply with a way for someone to contact your sister so they can arrange to
> get the little one. Thanks!
>
I live just south of Atlanta and I'm looking for a playmate for my 12
week old female, so I'm not that far away if they're willing to meet my
girl and get along.
Randy.
PS. What other groups are there?
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
MSN Groups: Ferret Realm, My Norwegian Ferret Family, Ferrets, also a Ferret
Board at The Ferret Store
Hope you can get hooked up with the lady who posted this, B Smith.
That would be great if it would work out for you!
jumpingmouse & kylie
"Randy W. Sims" <RandyS@ThePierianSpring.org> wrote in message
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> On 1/6/2004 6:57 PM, jumpingmouse & kylie wrote:
>
> > There ARE people who will drive hours/days to pick up unwanted ferrets.
May
> > I have your permission to post this on another ferret group? If so,
please
> > reply with a way for someone to contact your sister so they can arrange
to
> > get the little one. Thanks!
> >
>
> I live just south of Atlanta and I'm looking for a playmate for my 12
> week old female, so I'm not that far away if they're willing to meet my
> girl and get along.
>
> Randy.
>
> PS. What other groups are there?
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| Melissa |
It did move. Did you try the URL I listed in my 2nd post that has the
archived version of the page? Make sure you get the whole URL in. In my
window it wraps around to the next line so you if you don't copy and
paste (as opposed to just clicking it) you might miss part of the URL.
It's worth it. It's a great link.
-Melissa
In article <yAJKb.29142$IM3.6289@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"jumpingmouse & kylie" <jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net> wrote:
> All I get is 404 Not Found - are you sure the article hasn't moved Melissa?
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
I tried, but couldn't get it to work either.......even when I picked up the
rest of the wrap. :-(
jumpingmouse & kylie
"Melissa" <nospam@nospam.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:1tUKb.3172$Ub6.96244@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> It did move. Did you try the URL I listed in my 2nd post that has the
> archived version of the page? Make sure you get the whole URL in. In my
> window it wraps around to the next line so you if you don't copy and
> paste (as opposed to just clicking it) you might miss part of the URL.
> It's worth it. It's a great link.
>
> -Melissa
>
> In article <yAJKb.29142$IM3.6289@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
> "jumpingmouse & kylie" <jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > All I get is 404 Not Found - are you sure the article hasn't moved
Melissa?
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| B. Smith |
"B. Smith" wrote:
> My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the NW
> Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy by
> posting.
I'm just posting a little update, there's not much to say just yet. I
haven't been able to find a way to contact the owners directly, I am still
relying on my sister to be the go-between. She has to go to their house and
talk to them in person. She plans on doing that today, and reporting back
to me this evening, but she may end up giving birth instead (she's VERY
close and, being her fourth, it will probably be a very quick delivery).
She will definitely be having the baby no later than Tuesday, which means
that she will be out of commission for a while. Hopefully she can put me
into contact with the people before that happens.
I don't know the mentality of the owners, whether they are ready to turn the
ferret loose this minute or whether they might have second thoughts on
giving him up at all. I am hoping that if they are truly desperate, my
sister can get to them before they do anything rash. I am hoping that once
they find out that help is available and on the way, they will hang onto him
long enough for help to get there.
As it stands, I've got one lady who's at her ferret limit but thinks she
could squeeze another in if need be, another lady who is willing to
temporarily negatively surprise her husband (til he falls in love with the
ferret) but would need transportation help, and of course, the man who
posted here that needs a playmate for his kit (most promising reply so far).
I will be in the area on the 17th and if he is still there and still needs a
home, I will take him home with me myself. It's now just a matter of
waiting to see if they are as serious about getting rid of him as they were
when my sister last visited, and then a matter of getting his future
coordinated. I'll post an update this evening, if I can, after I speak to
my sister.
Thanks for all the replies and help!
B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
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| jumpingmouse & kylie |
Thanks so much for the update! Will look forward to hearing more if you get
to talk to her tonight! Glad you're getting some options for the little
one!
jumpingmouse & kylie
"B. Smith" <badlilkittenYOURSOCKS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "B. Smith" wrote:
> > My sister just told me about a ferret that is possibly in need in the NW
> > Georgia area. I'm hoping that I can find some help for the little guy
by
> > posting.
>
> I'm just posting a little update, there's not much to say just yet. I
> haven't been able to find a way to contact the owners directly, I am still
> relying on my sister to be the go-between. She has to go to their house
and
> talk to them in person. She plans on doing that today, and reporting back
> to me this evening, but she may end up giving birth instead (she's VERY
> close and, being her fourth, it will probably be a very quick delivery).
> She will definitely be having the baby no later than Tuesday, which means
> that she will be out of commission for a while. Hopefully she can put me
> into contact with the people before that happens.
>
> I don't know the mentality of the owners, whether they are ready to turn
the
> ferret loose this minute or whether they might have second thoughts on
> giving him up at all. I am hoping that if they are truly desperate, my
> sister can get to them before they do anything rash. I am hoping that
once
> they find out that help is available and on the way, they will hang onto
him
> long enough for help to get there.
>
> As it stands, I've got one lady who's at her ferret limit but thinks she
> could squeeze another in if need be, another lady who is willing to
> temporarily negatively surprise her husband (til he falls in love with the
> ferret) but would need transportation help, and of course, the man who
> posted here that needs a playmate for his kit (most promising reply so
far).
> I will be in the area on the 17th and if he is still there and still needs
a
> home, I will take him home with me myself. It's now just a matter of
> waiting to see if they are as serious about getting rid of him as they
were
> when my sister last visited, and then a matter of getting his future
> coordinated. I'll post an update this evening, if I can, after I speak to
> my sister.
>
> Thanks for all the replies and help!
>
> B. Smith and her frivolous foursome :-)
> Sunshine, Gator, Ipo, and Niho :-)
>
>
>
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| butterflyady |
| I ONLY WISH I LIVED CLOSER. I'M TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF MY SISTER THAT LIVES IN ELLIJAY GA TO SEE IF SHE WOULD KEEP THEM FOR ME UNTIL THEY COME HERE TO VIST. I LIVE IN KY:( BUT IF I WERE THERE I WOULD GO GET THE LITTLE GUYS. EMAIL ME IF YOU THINK THEY MAY WANT TO SHIP IT TO ME. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT. I LOVE KIDS TO AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED. BUT ONE SHOULD TEND TO THERE CHILDERNS NEED BEFORE A PET . I COULD GET UP SET OVER THIS BUT I WONT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF YOU CAN GET THE LITTLE GUY TO ME AND MAYBE A BOOK ON THE CARE OF IT I WOULD BE THRILLED TO HAVE IT. THANKS:rolleyes: |
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| butterflyady |
| HAVE YOU GOTTEN RID OF THE FERRETS YET? PLEASE LET US NO. WE WOULD PAY FOR POSTAGE IF THEY WILL FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT IS BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM IF WE CAN. PLEASE LET ME NO SOMETHING SOON. I'M NOT SURE BUT I THINK UPS WOULD SHIP THEM OR FED X. :cool: |
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