Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 22:00:29 GMT -5
Hello! I've just joined the boards to become more educated about ferrets and to talk with other ferrents.
I have two adopted ferrets around the ages of 2-4. I adopted both while I was living in South Korea, but have just moved back to the US with my pets.
Well, life has since thrown me another curveball and it looks like I will be heading back to South Korea to work again. I am trying to think through all of the options for my ferrets and I. I would really appreciate any advice, ideas, suggestions you all may have!
One of my ferrets has adrenal gland disease. She is responding wonderfully to her first Deslorelin implant and is symptom-free. Implants for adrenal gland disease are not available in South Korea.
Options:
1. Take ferrets back to South Korea
Cons: stressful flight/travel (approx. 24 hours), week-long quarantine at airport, Deslorelin/Melatonin implants not available, need to then fly back to USA after a year/2 years
2. Find a long-term pet-sitter/caregiver in the USA
Cons: would be a year away from my little ones, I find it hard to trust someone else to provide proper medical care, enrichment, etc.
3. Rehoming
Cons: It would break my heart to give up on them 
I am leaning towards trying to arrange some kind of long-term pet sitting/caregiving. I would be able to provide all food, cage, supplies as well as pay for medical care (vaccinations, implants, wellness checks, etc). I could also pay a monthly fee for the care - not sure what a fair amount would be. I'm just so scared to fly them back and forth; I was an absolute wreck the entire flight back to the USA!
Please comment any ideas/thoughts!
