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Troubles is one of the few ferrets whose birthday we actually know. He was born October 1st, 1994. Yep, his 9th birthday has come and gone! When he was turned he'd been living in 2 cat carriers joined by a plastic tube. Once allowed the freedom of our home, he was constantly finding "Trouble". His favorite thing in life? Pepsi! At 7yrs old he developed a kidney problem, last year, his 8th, insulinoma and a heart condition.
Post Script - My Sweet Troubles died on March 23rd, 2004, at the very old age of 9yrs. 5mos. and 23days. The last six months of his life he and Abu would come and get me every evening. The three of us would then nap for an hour or two wrapped in our favorite blanket, a gift from our friend Del. If all the world had 'such sweet Troubles' it would be a much better place.
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This is Odo and Abu. Abu is the marked white, Odo the chocolate, more about him later. Abu is everybody's favorite. He has never met a soul he didn't like and as you can see, is a cuddler. He came to us looking for a permanent home after having been 'passed around' a bit. He is 7-8 yrs old now, has ardenal gland disease, insulinoma and a heart condition, but that scarcely slows him down.
Every evening now he looks for his napping partner, Troubles, whom we lost in March. Now he and I alone nap curled on the couch, but not as often and not for as long. I think its his way of staying close to our Troubles.
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Pippin! Is actually a short version of Pip Squeak, because he is. We believe he was born in February 1998, making him 6yrs old. He came to us from one of the marinas on Lake Mead of all places! The teenager who had him wouldn't say where she got him, didn't know if he was male or female and wouldn't even let us in. She handed him out the door and that was that. Pippin is one of the very few ferrets we have which are not 'Marshall Farms' ferrets.
Pippin' is a shoe collector. He needs one of every kind. Just ask anyone who has been to visit. Show up with a type of shoe he doesn't have, and he will try to drag it off of your foot! If that doesn't work, he'll be glad to keep the foot too!
He is also one of the few ferrets I have come across who actually loves meat. Chicken, fish, beef, venison, he doesn't care. If its meat he wants some. Woe unto those who light the bar b que and don't plan to share!!
Pippin' has adrenal gland disease.
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Fetish and her cagemate SideKick moved in with us in March of 2001. Her owner swore she was 7yrs old & they'd had her since she was a baby. Neither of them even had names. If you opened their cage, SideKick was so aggressive he would 'come for you' and Fetish would bite if you could catch her. After nearly a month of intensive work her true nature asserted itself. She is an affectionate sweet girl with a slightly disturbing predication for feet, thus the name - Fetish. We believe she is actually closer to 7 than 9, is also the rare 'not a Marshall Farm'. She too has just begun adrenal.
Post Script - On March 18th, 2004 Fetish and I lost our SideKick. He slipped into a coma for unknown reasons and died. He is the second cagemate she has outlived and we were very concerned about her emotional well being. But with some extra love and attention, our Little Widow seems to be adjusting to life on her own. Take a look at their webpage.
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This is Lauren, our red haired child, and her temper matches that red hair. She is one of two youngsters we have, at the tender age of about 3 1/2. Lori was a dog bite victim whose owners didn't want to pay her vet bill. Despite her temper, she can be a sweet, loving little girl, just don't cross her! Abu is 'her man' and woe unto any of the other girls who pay him too much attention.
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Check for more Furpeople and their short histories on our other pages and others coming soon!
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