News

Have a few things to tell everyone! Aggie is BACK. Nothing makes me happier, you all know how much I have missed her since she has been in SK. Aggie is back and has taken over Shannan's Tuesday shifts for now. WELCOME BACK Aggie!!! :)

We also have a new volunteer who is taking every other Saturday so Bonnie & Nigel can get the much needed break they deserve. Ali has ferrets and came in last week for training. Ali did very well and you can see how much she enjoys the kids :) Welcome Ali and we hope you enjoy your stay with us!!!

I've received a few private e-mails from some of you in regards to Olympia's needing some time off. Yes, it's true and it's been a long time coming. Olympia has been doing most of the out-of-shelter tasks for a few years now and we all know how overwhelming that can be. She is not leaving the Board of Directors and will still be at the shelter every other Sunday but she is needing some time for herself which she isn't getting by doing all the vet runs, checking phone messages and going out to Animal Controls to ADV test and pick up ferrets PLUS helping me with adoptions. She isn't sure how long she will be on break but we all know she deserves it and all of us support her in her efforts to have a more normal life :)

This is where I need you all to come in. I don't drive and can not afford to taxi to and from the vet or various animal control shelters. I'll begin posting when ferrets need picking up etc very soon and I hope some of you will be able to help. Many thanks to Nancy for offering help with vet runs already.

As of today, I am very nervous. There are 2 ferrets in Brampton that NEED to be picked up by Saturday or they will be killed. They are not ADV tested and I'm at a loss of what to do. Do ANY of you know someone who may be able to hold onto these ferrets until the ADV test results come in? It would have to be a ferret free home. If they end up at our shelter they will have to be fully caged until the results come back. I also need someone to pick them up and bring them here from Brampton. If anyone is available for that, please let me know too. There is also a man with 7 ferrets and a ferret at Toronto animal control and another at Hamilton needing to come in. We have no room and no funds for these kids. High Park may be able to do a few adrenal surgeries at cost for us (about $300) which may be of help.

On another note, Tina, our London shelter mom is thinking of having a get together nearer to Christmas. She'll be in touch with us about it when she firms up a date. I think we could all use a party and some 'lighter' times. I sure know I could.

Miss Randy Belair

New ferrets

Hi Everyone,

We have two new kids at the shelter.

Gizmo is a 3-4 year old dark eyed white boy that came from Animal services Toronto South. He is super sweet and is adjusting to the shelter very nicely but he is adrenal and until we can take care of that I doubt he will get along with anyone. I tried with out any success.

Dora (the name for “gift” in Greek) is a 4 month old sable baby girl. She came from a home and brought FLEAS with her. I did not notice until she run for 10 minutes in the other ferret room and was in her cage for another 15 minutes. So I removed 4 fleas from the poor girl, gave her two flea baths and treated her with Advantage. Unfortunately her first night at the shelter was not very good and she is very stressed. Please give her extra hugs and kisses until she finds some friends to play with.

I also treated everyone else with Advantage just in case. Please do not have anyone run in the other ferret room until we spray, better to be extra safe.

Bailey and Tommy were their usual goofy selves. They have been squabbling a great deal so please make sure they each go in their OWN cages. Bailey likes to knock off his water bottle so I reinforced it with a twist tie.

Gloria and Laura are surprising still very sweet and gentle. I was hoping that they would be adopted by now but the family that was interested is taking their time.

Hercules has moved cages, he is now below Sophie. He and Sophie are still getting along really well, he has certainly become a Ladies Man! Sophie is becoming sweeter and more every time I see her. I guess the adrenal surgery really helped her.

Have a good week everyone!

Olympia

Animal Voices interview

Thank you to the wonderful folks at Animal Voices for having Randy on your September 11th show. Listen to the broadcast by following this link: http://www.animalvoices.ca/shows/randy_belair

Garage Sale Success!

Hey all!!! Just wanted to let you all know just how successful this year's garage sale was!!! We raised a whopping $1670.38!!! This will cover THREE adrenal surgeries for us (and we have 3 boys waiting!!!)

Thank you to everyone who donated and to all of the most wonderful volunteers who braved the scorching heat and rain to make this year's garage sale such a huge success!!!!!


Miss Randy Melanie Belair
President
The Ferret Aid Society
www.ferretaid.org

Garage Sale

Hi everyone. FAS is having our annual garage sale on July 7 & 8 this year. If ANYONE has anything they would like to donate for the sale, please let me know. This year's sale is very important to help pay some very urgent bills coming up in July and the funds are much needed in order for the shelter to keep going.

We may be able to pick up some items but the majority will have to be dropped off at the shelter. Any and all items are welcome!

Anyone in the neighborhood on July 7 & 8? The sale will be at 135 Fifth St in Toronto. For Mapquest, look for 5th Street

- Randy

Medical Leave

Randy will be away on medical leave from May 4th - 26th inclusive. In the meantime please direct your inquiries to Olympia at ferretaid.org, Jenny at ferretaid.org or Shannon at ferretaid.org. Thanks for your understanding

Welcome

Welcome to the Ferret Aid Society blog. We look forward to sharing with you the latest news from the shelter.