Yesterday, my little Mojo crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  I'm sure you can
all feel what I'm feeling.  She was 10 yrs old... & so very tired & in
pain.  Yet it never feels like it's the right time to let her go.  I'm
looking at all her toys & things - & I can't bring myself to clean any
of it up or put it all away.
 
But the one thing I can go away from this with is that, when Mojo met my
fiance, she took to him right away.  My fiance had never really known
ferts or played much w/ them, he was a little wary at first, but it
didn't take long before he took such a shine to her.
 
They met each other after she'd lost 3 of her pals - yes, THREE, all
within 4 months.  Then along came my fiance, who took her out as soon as
he saw her, played with her when I couldn't be around (his work hours
were different than mine), & took even her to the doctor for me!  You
name it, he did it.  He absolutely adored her.
 
It didn't take me long to realize that Mojo had given herself to him...
she'd bonded with him moreso than she did with me.  And that was fine -
because her eyes sparkled so beautifully when he came home from work, or
whenever he'd go to pet her - she shined for him.  Yes, she loved me - I
know it.  But she bonded to him with such love...
 
My fiance wouldn't believe me.  I think he felt like a "thief" taking my
little girl away.  I told him that no animal on this earth loves you like
a ferret... & that he should see himself not as a thief, but as one of
the luckiest people alive to see it so thoroughly.  I was actually elated
that Mojo loved him so much... because I'd seen that very look from other
ferts I'd had.  And I always thought that even if she didn't bond with
me - she found someone she could, & loved him like nothing else.
 
So, yesterday, when we took her to the hospital... it was time.  My
fiance kept petting her while she fell away... & then...
 
Just before she fell away, she raised her little head & looked right into
his eyes - very clearly - for a few seconds.  Then she lowered her head &
crossed over.
 
And my fiance finally realized I had been right all along.  She loved
him & will remember him for all the love & adoration he poured on her
over the past 2 1/2 yrs.  She let him know right then & there.
 
While I know we both love her & we both played w/ her - I will always be
thankful that the one thing I did best for her was to give her someone
she could be so openly loving to, without abandon.
 
My fiance is devastated... he didn't realize how much their bond had
grown & tight it was.  Never having had a ferret before Mojo, how could
he?  He'd never experienced anything like her.  It's the first time I'd
ever seen him cry openly - for her.
 
Mojo's got a bunch of other friends to meet over the Bridge, but I know
she'll keep looking back on us - & esp.  on my fiance... And I am so
thankful to have had her in my life for so long.
 
We'll miss you so very much, Mojo.
 
Love,
Jeanette
[Posted in FML issue 5234]