Ariel, My Baby
This is in memory of my Ariel - my beautiful ferret baby, the one who started it all for me, & whom I recently lost to terrible illness. Her strength & grace puts me to shame.
Ariel - 20 April 2000 - 20 January 2007
Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter
Northern Ohio's No-Kill Ferret Shelter
I dedicate this page not only to my Ariel, but to Jean at Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter. Jean does an absolutely awesome job of rescuing abused and neglected ferrets, rehabbing and restoring them to health when necessary, and adopting them out to loving Forever Homes. She also is very involved in educating the public on the topic of ferrets as pets, though appearances at Cleveland area pet stores, etc.
Please visit her website at:
http://www.ferretsunlimited.org.
Make a donation to help those ferrets in need of Forever Homes today!
Please visit her website at:
http://www.ferretsunlimited.org.
Make a donation to help those ferrets in need of Forever Homes today!
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- Matt Matt Dec 8, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
- I had a ferret who's name was Ariel as well pass away this evening. She was sick but still somewhat active last night, and then died sometime today while I was at work. I don't know why I searched for "Ariel" and "ferret" at the same time, but it brought me here. I'm a 28 year old man and I cried like a baby when I found out about her. I've had her for about 6 years or so. Ariel was a unique companion animal that can never be replaced.
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- LinTK LinTK Dec 8, 2009 @ 10:30 pm
- I'm so sorry for the loss of your little Ariel, Matt. They hold such a huge part of our hearts in their paws, & they take it w/ us when they leave. I haven't updated this lens in a while - I don't know where the rest of my story about Ariel that was posted here has disappeared to, but I'll have to come back & re-do it sometime soon. I still miss her like mad. Ariel had something called supraventricular tachycardia, & at the time my vet diagnosed it, it was totally unheard of as occurring in ferrets. She was 3 when she received her diagnosis, but thanks to only about $6 worth of meds per month, she lived to be about 6 3/4 - over half of her life w/ this condition. Cancer finally took her - & her heart was just fine when she left, thanks to our wonderful vet.
You are definitely in my thoughts. Thank you for checking out my lens, as outdated & inexplicably incomplete as it has become. Check back again someday. I hope to hear that you've found another baby to love. We can never replace the ones we lost, but there are always more out there who need our love.
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- LinTK LinTK Mar 30, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
- Liz: I'm so sorry to hear about your baby! I don't know where you live, or who your vet might be, but there are treatments available, that don't cost that much. During the past month, my Oberon has been diagnosed w/ Dialated Cardiomyopathy. His heart was beating slowly & w/ great difficulty, & he had a lot of fluid built up in his lungs & elsewhere. It crept up on him so quickly that it surprised all of us. We though he had pneumonia at first. But now, we have him on Lasix & Pimobendan, & he's doing *so* much better now, it's almost a miracle! Oberon will be 7 at the beginning of this July. We got him as a baby on the day after 9/11.
Please, if you haven't done so, ask your vet about this. Oberon was diagnosed w/ an xray & blood work, as well as a thorough exam. There may be some meds out there that can help your baby feel much better.
I wish you luck!
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- Liz Liz Mar 30, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
- im srry to hear of that.
right now my ferret is dying..
shes breathing and her heart is a little slow.
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- genglo genglo Apr 18, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
- Hi Lin. I didn't know you were on Squidoo! I'm so sorry to hear about Ariel. I know how hard it is. I've been wanting to create a memorial for my Cupcake, but every time I start, I fall apart and have to stop. Take care, Julie
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My name is LinTK. I live in Ohio, and am the owner of 6 ferrets. I also have one husband and 2 kids.
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