>I'm surprised that so many people responded to this question about the
>best sedative to use prior to euthanizing.  I posted a question a few
>weeks ago asking about why the poor babies tails brush up when passing
>and got not one response.
 
I replied to the sedative question, but I can't say why they would puff up
their tails at this time.  I've seen two put down, and neither of them did
this (vet came to my home and pre-treated with Telazol, very stress-free).
I have occasionally heard of ferrets puffing up their tails when they died
on their own or having been found dead with a puffy tail, but again I have
no idea why that would be.  Maybe someone else knows?
 
-Pam S.
[Posted in FML issue 3304]