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This past Monday I recently experienced the first loss of one of my
ferrets. Mango was 7 yrs old and died of internal complications,
possibly due to old age. I knew it was going to be hard on me because
she was with me for all her life. I also knew it was going to be hard
on her cagemates, Pooder, Nestle and Sliver. When the day came for me
to take Mango in to be put to sleep, I decided to take her "sisters" too.
I had read that after the ferret passes, the others are to sniff her so
that they know that she will not be returning home. I wanted to let you
all know that this really did help my other girls. They briefly sniffed
around Mango, and I felt from that time on that they were going to be
okay. I always worried that when one passes, the other(s) would become
depressed about losing a buddy. Ferrets need to grieve, too, and by
doing this step helped not only me but my other fuzzies as well.
Kim Tozzi
Anaconda, MT
[Posted in FML issue 5176]
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