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	Jack came in with a large group from another shelter. His name will be obvious to anyone who plays cards: He’s “One Eyed” Jack, because his right eye is missing. But that doesn’t seem to slow him down too much: The only problem is he doesn’t like it if you approach him from the right side.
	Mindy was nearly bald when she came in. But even after a bilateral adrenalectomy, she didn’t regain her fur. Then Diane added her to the list of ferrets on Lupron. Now she has a beautiful cinnamon coat, everywhere except the tip of her tail.
	Boo (right) was turned loose by someone in a nearby town. There were never any signs or ads to indicate she’d been lost. She wandered up to someone’s door, and knocked on the door to get in. Fortunately, the people recognized her as a ferret, and took her to the local SPCA, who called us. Pepper’s (left) owners kept her in the basement, and didn’t pay much attention to her. Then they couldn’t understand why she was a biter. Since coming to the rescue, she’s become a playful, friendly little girl. Her name comes from her dark, almost black coloring.
	Bonnie (back) is one of the sweetest, most gentle little girls you ever saw. Her favorite toy/snack is apples. One day she stole an apple so big, her hind legs came off the ground. The cutest thing was her carrying an apple by the stem, and dropping it into an empty tissue box. Rex (front) got his name because he was so anorexic when he first showed up. He was severely adrenal, and we weren’t sure he’d survive. He lived for a full year on doggy biscuits and raisins, because that was all he could keep down. But today he looks really great.
	Willow had to be the most beautiful champagne-cinnamon ferret we’d ever seen, with a thick coat, and gorgeous coloring. She had just one problem: You’d be holding her, and all of a sudden you’d hear a hiss, and then she’d strike. And she wasn’t kidding around; if she bit you, she’d draw blood. The expression on Elaine’s face says it all (Elaine Leader is a good friend, and helps out regularly at the rescue.) It took almost a year of work to get her to integrate with other weasels, and to get her to where she could be handled. But she’s like a whole new ferret: The other day she kissed Diane’s face.