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| Who are those ferrets? ::Ferrets are playing about when they get an unexpected visit from a great Robed One. They run to her and are so excited they try to ride her robe, and dance all about her feet. The Oracle dances about with them, then notices one ferret looking at a group of ferrets in the far off distance sadly:: RO: Why are those ferrets not coming over here? Why are they staying so far away? Ferret: They have ADV. They do not want to get us sick, or get ADV on your robe. RO: Awe, I'm sorry. There are so many of them! Ferret: Yeah we know. We have lots of friends over there. More and more of our friends are having to stay away from us because they are scared they will get us sick. They keep leaving. Some go to ADV shelters, some to special ADV homes, some go to the bridge...but they always leave one way or another. RO: I don't want any more ferrets to get ADV. It's all so sad. Ferret: Yeah its scary for us. I think one of the ways we can stop it from spreading so much is to spread public awareness and education faster than the disease. RO: Well I've been trying, Wolfys' tried, and so many people are trying. Ferret: I know and it's really helped. When people test, are aware of ADV, and take proper precautions it saves many, many ferret lives. But it's still spreading some. RO: I don't know what else to do besides talk about it to people. I mean I try to do the right things myself, but so many people either don't know about it, don't understand it, or have the wrong facts. I wish there was more I could do. Ferret: Well, actually right now there is. RO: How? Ferret: Be patient and persisant. Keep faith. RO: ::chuckle:: Such big words for such a little ferret! Ferret: Be patient in teaching others about ADV. Be persistant with safety and testing. Keep faith that people will finally 'get it', and keep faith that medicine and testing will catch up to our needs and pay off. RO: Well that's easy enough, gosh, I can do that. Ferret: Spread the word, not the disease. RO: Easy enough! ::little paw to pinky highfive:: Ferret: But you know what? I'm just a ferret and I don't know all the details about the disease really. So if you want more information, it would really be good if you visited some ADV sites, or contacted people that know about it. RO: No worries lil' mate! Tell your friends, ::she looks into the distance:: that we will try hard. Ferret: I wish I could. But, I hope I don't get the opportunity to also. ::little ferret looks wistfully at the far off group of ferrets standing all alone::. They'll find out from one of us soon though.....one way or another. ::looking back to the Oracle with a smile:: Well, anyway, I need to go get busy! ::little ferret hikes it's tail in the air and begins to bounce off:: RO: I need to go too...shake hairballs at people dance, and do all that kind of Oracle work ya know. Have fun playing today fuzzies! ::The Oracle looks over at the large group of far off ferrets, then back at the ferrets close by. And right before her one of the close ferrets sadly walks away from the playing group to join the others in the ADV group in the far off distance. The Oracle goes off to write her friend Judy to see if she needs a friend as she deals with her ADV positive ferrets and to find out the best way to spread the word:: The Ferret Oracle |
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| Please visit these sites for ADV testing information and info about ADV Wolfy's ADV Straight-Up Avecon ADV Test information Yahoo ADV Group More ADV testing information at Ferret Universe How to donate to ADV research MetroFerret's ADV site Ferret ADV info page by Danee |
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| Special thanks go to Kity=^..^=Kat, and to Sunny, Babe & Maggie. Please test and learn more about ADV, do it for your ferrets and for our background models who are the faces of ADV. This page created by Sharon B. for Support Our Shelters, the faces of ADV and Kouri. |
This list is ADV+ Shelters and their treating vets. Please contact them to see how you can help or if you would like to learn more about ferret ADV. Trish Bartolovic Allen Williams caride@earthlink.net Parker Way Vet Clinic Ferret City ADV 1515 Parker Way Sedro-woolley, WA Mount Vernon, WA 98273 360-854-7969 360-424-7387 http://www.ferretcity.org ------------- Yvonne DeCarlo Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital Fuzztek@aol.com Dr. Paul Kim Fuzztek North and Central 215 Main Street Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 201-814-0095 1106 Johnson Court New Milford, NJ 07646 201-836-8682 -------------- Mary McCarty-Houser Dr. Sharon Marx mary@ferretrescue.com Metzger Animal Hospital* Centre County Branch 1044 Benner Pike P O BOx 1206 State College, PA 16803 State Collage, PA 16804-1206 814-237-9267 814-237-5333 * They offer gift certificates http://www.ferretrescue.com If you are a shelter in need of ADV Testing such as the ELISA or POCT quick test kits please contact Sharon for information on discounts available to SOS shelters through Avecon. Blue Cross Animal Hospital is also offering discounts on CEP tests for SOS shelters. For more information on testing how tos please visit: Ferret Universe at http://www.ferretuniverse.com/health/adv.html |
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