The Manitoba Ferret Association & No Kill Shelter Canada

12/07/2024

Too awesome for cuteness!

Photo Credit: Kimberly, FCC Staff

02/07/2024

I just wanted to clarify some inquiries. I am a founding member of the Manitoba Ferret Asociation since it's inception in 1997. The Henderson Animal Hospital is very close to my home in North Kildonan and I was/am taking all my pets there. In 2000 the owner retired and sold his clinic to Dr. Tony Singh. I met with him and asked if he would continue to support our small no kill shelter. He absolutely did and has been our life saver on numerous occasions. So if you do the calculations I've known Dr. Singh for over 20 years. He is a wonderful, caring vet and his staff are phenomenal. This is not the notorious Dr. Mahavirsingh Rekhi from Ontario. This vet came to Winnipeg looking for work. The vet clinics were well aware of him and his reputation. I can't confirm if he opened a clinic himself but he is not in any way associated with Henderson Animal Hospital.

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21/06/2024

Waardenburg Syndrome is a disorder that develops while the kit is still in the womb, but with a few special management techniques, they can still live a wonderful and happy life.

05/06/2024

Join us Sunday. Come and meet the ferrets, Milo, Vince and Sprout! Lots of goodies for sale and some great raffle items!

04/06/2024

Don't forget to get your tickets for the lovely storage bin or our Golf Accessories bag. Tickets are 2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Available at our booth at the Manitoba Pet Expo this Sunday.

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04/06/2024

Come join us at the Manitoba Pet Expo this Sunday, June 9th. We will have some products for sale, our Golf Accessories and Storage Bin raffle tickets and much more. Even a ferret or two if the weather isn't too hot!

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03/05/2024

Our Spring Frolic tomorrow will START AT 1 PM. The time has been moved up by one hour. Sorry for any inconvenience.

12/04/2024

Happy National Pet Day!🐾🦜🐕🐈🐟

National Pet Day celebrates the joy that pets bring into peoples lives and encourages people to help reduce the number of animals in shelters. Bringing humans and animals together helps make the world a better place.

Tell us about your pet in the comments! Do you remember your very first pet?!💙

02/04/2024

Check out this lovely accessories Nike Golf Bag. Raffle tickets are 2.00 each or 3 for 5.00. Tickets will be available at the door on May 4th at our annual Spring Frolic. None will be sold on Facebook

02/04/2024

Beautiful Handcrafted Storage Box Raffle. Tickets are 2.00 each or 3 for 5.00. Tickets will be available at the door on May 4th at our Annual Spring Frolic. No tickets will be sold on Facebook.

30/03/2024

Still hilarious... 😂

When industry meets necessity.

19/03/2024

Their sacrifice will never be forgotten...
Have a Great Sunday!

Love,
💘
Musky!

www.mynameismusky.com

23/02/2024

We just love being at the Expo.. hope you'll all come out and ay hi!

2024 Animal Rescue
Website: https://manitobaferrets.ca/
page: The Manitoba Ferret Association & No Kill Shelter Canada
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debferret/

12/12/2023

On Sunday December 10th at our annual Christmas Party, Sue our best ticket seller; drew the winning ticket for the Xmas Wine and Goodies Basket.
All 500 tickets were sold. The winner is Danielle S. She has received her basket.
Thank you to all our members that sold tickets . We raised 800.00 for our shelter.

26/10/2023

We will be a vendor at the Holiday Craft Show hosted by Popcorn & Binkies. Come on out and get your Christmas shopping done early!

25/10/2023

From the least to the BEAST! The least weasel is the smallest member of the Mustelid family, and the wolverine is the largest terrestrial member of the Mustelid family 🐾

01/08/2023

01/08/2023

Obligate Carnivore... What does it mean? Professor Lysander has the answer!

Obligate carnivores are animals that require a completely meat/animal protein based diet. Obligate carnivores lack the anatomy and physiology to properly digest and utilize plant matter. A few examples of obligate carnivores are ferrets, felines, and mink. Here are some of the issues that obligate carnivores face if forced to consume a plant matter inclusive diet:

• They have no flat molars to properly crush plant matter- their teeth are instead designed for slicing through meat and appropriately sized bone.

• They have no salivary amylase to begin the process of breaking down and digesting starches- salivary amylase, or Ptyalin, is an enzyme found in saliva that breaks down the insoluble starch found in foods into smaller, soluble sugar fragments. Obligate carnivores lack this important enzyme and cannot efficiently digest starches because of it.

• Obligate carnivores also lack a cecum to aid in the absorption of plant based foods- the cecum is a developed organ seen in small herbivores like rabbits that aids in the absorption of plant food and aids in the retention of supplements. Because obligate carnivores lack this important component of the digestive system, again, they cannot properly or efficiently digest and utilize plant based foods.

• And finally, when fed a diet containing carbohydrates (plants contain carbohydrates), many obligate carnivores may develop medical issues as a result, such as insulinoma in ferrets or diabetes in cats. Plant based proteins in dry kibble may cause issues as well - though it's still being studied, there is a strong suspicion that pea protein is linked to increasing the risk of kidney & bladder stones in felines, ferrets, and other carnivores.

Obligate carnivores are clearly built to thrive on a diet of exclusively meat/prey- when we choose to have these animals in our lives, it's vital that we provide a species appropriate diet.

Professor Lysander is sponsored by
Don & Erica Dawn Haney 🐾💗
and
In loving memory of Carl the Ferret ☄️💗

Special thanks to Katt Rall , owner of Holistic Ferrets raw feeding educational group, for helping Lysander with his educational post!

Pictured are:
Tucker the Ferret ☄️🌌🌈
Lysander the Mink 🐾💗🦦
Nicolas the Angel Mink ☄️🌌🌈

01/07/2023

09/06/2023

Soda Stream Raffle. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Come see us on Sunday at the Manitoba Pet Expo

07/06/2023

Please drop by for a visit on Sunday at the Manitoba Pet Expo. We are raffling a Certificate for a wellness check and vaccinations good for a dog, cat or ferret from The Henderson Animal Clinic! A $120.00 value.
Come see all our other goodies for sale.
We will also have a Soda Stream raffle.
Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 on the Wellness Certificate and the Soda Stream

06/05/2023

Don't forget to come see us!!!

22/04/2023

We will have a selection of hammocks, cubes, litter boxes, bowls, water bottles, ferret bandanas, and so much more. We even have a limited selection of 1000 piece puzzles for those rainy summer days.

21/04/2023

Our member Yuhko will have a small vendor table at our Spring Frolic selling her unique figurines. She makes ferrets, bunnies and cats. Figurines are $10.00 each, CASH ONLY. A % of her sales will be donated to our shelter.