Yeah, I've been a total deadbeat...

Yeah, I know, I've been a total deadbeat--so, I am taking the time to at least post about some of the stuff that's been going on--probably will do it it bits and pieces (or not) depending on my mood)



Hmmm....Well, as you can imagine, I was pretty messed up about the Cali and Dusty thing for quite some time--I couldn't seem to shake it--so, bearing that in mind, I was not really in a great place for Christmas. Not to mention that right before Christmas, I had my port-o cath placed and I was a hurting puppy. I was expecting it to be NO BIGGIE--and it certainly was more of a biggie than I was expecting, so I wasn't feeling well in addition to everything else--even above that I just didn't generally feel well (MS Stuff) so, I started feeling better and I got this flu that totally knocked me on my ass--for the past two weeks--It's crazy!! So, that' pretty much the reason I haven't been posting--I just kind of burrowed under a rock (as much as I could) and hung out there a bit. But, I'm back. LOL



So, weasle stuff...hmmmm. I will try to remember everthing....



Meelo had infected scent glands (one symptom is indiscrminate poofing and sleep poofing--and let me tell you, THAT is just DElightful!) So, I brought him to the vet (bear in mind, that none of the vets around here have experience with intact scent glands--as it's state law in MA that all ferrets that are sold in the state be Altered--and when the big farms do altering, they descent also--it's not legal to own a sexually intact ferret in MA unless you are a shelter--and you are expected to alter them within a reasonable amount of time and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES adopt an intact ferret out) As you all know, we got them altered, but chose not to descent as it was unnecessary.



So, after doing research and concurring with the vet that Ferret scent glands are physiologically comparable to Feline anal sacs--so, she just needed to express them and view it under the microscope. OMG--I have never smelled anything like this. It Literally smelled up the whole hospital--and we weren't really prepared as none of us had ever been in that situation before. There were experienced techs gagging--the poor vet told me later--that she felt like the stench stuck to her all day and she didn't feel better until she got home and took a shower. I was running around the hospital lighting odor absorbing candles (thank God they sell them there)



However, once he got home and got on the antibiotics, he hasn't poofed once. So, after seeing what happed with Meelo, we needed to take the two OH kids that the shelter director kept and bring them in also--because they obviously were having the same problem. LUCKY ME--I got to take them too (she actually offered to come meet me at the vet during her lunch hour, but since she works in a professional environment---unless she had time to shower and change clothes--it was best she wasn't there....)

They got better--THEN Goliath started having a problem--and when I took him in, he was the worse than all of the other three put together... (but we were smart and contained it) So, now he is much better also--although, if it happens again--they will be having their scent glands removed. Ok, that is enouph for now. I will post this and then get started on the next edition.....