Ploto is sponsored by Valarie and Scott Walker. Valarie and Scott adopted Hershey from CFN a few years ago. They don't feel Hershey would want to share their devotion to him with a second ferret so they decided to sponsor a ferret instead.

Pluto arrived in November of 2002 when he was 3 years of age. He arrived with two other ferrets and we found out he used to live with a group of other ferrets that had arrived at the shelter earlier. They were reunited and he continues to live with two of his former cage mates. Since then, the others have all been adopted or have passed away. Pluto arrived with cataracts, but that has never stopped him from being a very playful happy guy. He has been to many public events at pet stores and pet fairs because he is so gentle and good with people. He loves hauling around stuffed animals and can get quite silly despite his large size. During a vet visit earlier this year, Pluto was diagnosed with a heart murmur and was started on medication to help his heart work better. We also found that Pluto was in serious need of a dentistry. In April his teeth were cleaned and he had a broken canine removed along with three mast cell tumors. In the last few weeks Pluto has started to cough frequently, so he has been started on a medication to help eliminate fluid build up in his lungs from heart disease. He will need to be on all the medications for the rest of his life.