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Murr
• Surrendered to the Shelter on March 18, 2015. |
November 24, 2021:
I just wanted to give you a quick update on Murr. He and his brothers are now friends. It took several months but everyone is getting along. Murr and his brothers have put on major winter weight and brand new coats. Murr is now our biggest ferret! We are keeping an eye on Murr's cystic prostate as his last urine sample showed some blood. When he goes to see Dr. Sandra in the spring for his implant, she will also take a urine sample directly from the bladder to better determine where the bleeding is coming from. For now, as long as he is happy and symptom free, we are happy. Here are some photos of your baby boy with other familiar faces:
August 24, 2021:
I am happy to say that Murr is doing very well. He is starting to feel more comfortable. He loves to climb up and sleep under the covers in my bed and tunnels seem to be a favorite. I had wished that he, Parker and Logan would make friends as they are all three very active and close in age, unfortunately, despite my best efforts, Logan and Parker continue to be too aggressive towards him (Murr is so sweet and bless his heart, tries to make friends). As a result, I have divided the room into two separate play spaces. Fortunately, the girls have accepted Murr so he does have some company, albeit not as active as I'd like.
Murr is still taking his abs. I elected to go the full 6 weeks even though Dr. Sandra said he was probably okay without. Unfortunately, the hospital never got back to Dr. Sandra with specifics on whether or not they did a cytology. As a result, it's unclear whether his cyst is truly sterile or not. The dripping and staining you and I were seeing from his penis does appear to have improved. We will simply hope for the best. On the outside, at least, he appears to be a happy, healthy, normal ferret with an appetite like a horse. He has gotten quite a bit bigger and experienced a pretty major shed so he now looks quite different.
July 27, 2021:
Hello, I hope things are going well for both you and the shelter? And that you are managing to find some time to work in the garden?
I wanted to let you know that Murr was finally able to get his US today and I am so happy that they did it. We now know that Murr has a cystic prostate and that the cyst looks to have some infection. He will be on some long term abs for now. I am hopeful that with a good long-term plan (created by Dr. Sandra), he can live his happiest life. While I was hoping for a completely normal ultrasound, I am in no way surprised by what they found. Dr. Sandra and I talked a lot about what he might need before I adopted him, so I was fully prepared. I hope that you don't regret sending him home with me because I certainly don't regret bringing him home. I also don't want you to worry about him. I promise to watch him closely and make sure he gets everything he needs.
I also wanted to let you know, just how much I love him. He has an amazing spirit that remains undiminished despite the fact that he has been through so much. He loves to dook and play and has the most adorable, "cuddle-me" look. The girls have accepted him and he loves to flirt. Logan and Parker are taking a bit longer to warm up to him. I have them all eating soup together at the same plate and am hoping that with time the boys will stop being little bullies. If not, I will just have two separate cohorts.
P.S. Here are some pictures of Murr after he got home from the hospital. I am hoping he can have a nice long break from hospitals because he doesn't like them. Isn't his shaved belly adorable?
July 25, 2021:
Just letting you know that we arrived home safe last night. Murr is very busy exploring his new home. Although we will not do introductions for awhile, he loves dooking at his new brothers and sisters through the cage bars. He is eating, urinating and pooping.
I will send pictures for the calendar as soon as he settles in a bit more. I love him so much already. He is very personable and loves to play. I am amazed at how adaptable he is considering all he has been through.
July 14, 2021:
Just letting you know that we arrived home safe last night. Murr is very busy exploring his new home. Although we will not do introductions for awhile, he loves dooking at his new brothers and sisters through the cage bars. He is eating, urinating and pooping.
I will send pictures for the calendar as soon as he settles in a bit more. I love him so much already. He is very personable and loves to play. I am amazed at how adaptable he is considering all he has been through.
July 9, 2021:
Murr is going to his new home on Tuesday if he's willing to allow Katherine to love him.
July 8, 2021:
Murr was bouncing around like a crazy man this morning. Running, jumping and rolling around.
July 6, 2021:
Murr actually acted like he was going to play with me today.
July 5, 2021:
Looks like Murr is feeling better he's starting to act like a ferret. I got an email from Katherine she wants to adopt him. He's on meds until July 13 once he's off the injectable meds he can go live with Katherine and the other fur kids she has adopted from us.
July 4, 2021:
Murr is still peeing on his own, I'm thrilled with his progress.
July 4, 2021:
Dr. Sandra has been keeping me updated on Murr. I hope he is feeling a bit better? His story is absolutely heart-breaking. While I was not planning on adding another ferret, I find myself really wanting to give him a second chance at a forever family. If you would consider it, and you think his condition is stable enough for travel, I would like to adopt him. I realize he will require some extra medical care and am willing to provide that.
If you might consider parting with him what dates/times might work for you? I am on summer break and can be flexible, though I will have to arrange for someone to care for the animals while I am away and see if I can wrangle a driving companion (as Dr. Sandra needs to stay close for Terry). Dr. Sandra and I also discussed perhaps trying to schedule an ultrasound for him on the way back to Maine (unfortunately there aren't many with expertise in-state). So this may/may not factor in to dates/times.
Let me know what you think, Katherine
July 3, 2021:
Murr seems to be peeing without straining. He was acting like a ferret while I was serving soup this afternoon. being curious, going in and under all manner of things in the ferret room. I believe we are out of the woods. He has 10 more days of Baytril injections. He left a fair amount of urine on his pee pad last night.
June 29, 2021:
OFD called last night (Monday) to say he had Murr stable. He got 25 cc of sludge out of his bladder, he gave him fluids to help with the toxicity that the full bladder could be causing. I got a call from OFD ( Tuesday am) Murr is coming home. It seems he's peeing better. OFD needed to express him this morning but he had a good stream of urine. Doc thinks the Lupron Cornell did, and the Dex, fluids and Baytril injections are helping to reduce the prostate . He will be giving Murr an implant before he leaves the hospital. that should pick up over when the Lupron is no longer useful. Lupron is a 30 day dose, the implant is 6 months. Doc said Murr was eating and drinking. Doc wants me to continue the antibiotic for 14 days starting tomorrow. We both hope Murr will continue to improve peeing on his own as the medicines work for him.
Bill went up to pick Murr up and bring him home. We are blessed to have volunteers that help us out.
June 28, 2021:
I just got off the phone with Doc. He has Murr stable, Doc got 25 cc of sludge out of his bladder this morning. Murr may be able to come home tomorrow.
June 27, 2021:
We took in a 2 yr old male ferret in a medical emergency (surrendered). He could not pee. The family took him to Cornell they did X-ray, ultra sound and a procedure called cystocentis. Using a needle inserted into the bladder to remove the urine. They recommended the family euthanize the ferret. The family said that was not an option. The family called us to see if there was anything we could do to help. I reached out to both OFD and Dr. Sandra. I got the same answer from both he needs to be seen or euthanized.