Sammy and Scooter

After we got home from the Chicago show, our friends' ex-wife called us and asked if we would take the two ferrets her son has. Their cage would come with them. Being the saps we are, we said yes. So on October 22, 1997 we went over to see them. They looked awful. They were kept separate because they "fought". Scooter was missing hair and Sammy's coat was rough. They were being fed once a day. They were so skinny. The next day I took them to the vet for their distemper shots. They hadn't had any shots in over a year. The vet thought Scooters thinning coat was due to poor nutrition and/or fleas. We changed their diet and gave them play time and lots of love. They were given "duck soup" daily. Soon Scooter was growing new hair. We were thrilled. Sammy's coat is so soft now. And watching them play brings tears to our eyes. Scooter is so funny when he rolls around grabbing his butt with his front legs.

Sammy is about 5 1/2 years old and Scooter is about 8 1/2 years old. Scooter is beginning to have problems with his health. He started having periodic bouts of hypoglycemia on April 22, 1998. In July Larry found a lump on the back of Scooters leg. We had our vet check it out. It's cancer.
After researching the pros and cons of having the lump on Scooters leg removed, we had it removed September 21, 1998. Scooter went through surgery well. I will add some before and after pictures soon.

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