Hi all,
To Jennifer,
>I have to ask a really touchy question.  It may be painful, but >I'd really
like some feedback.  I know several people have lost >ferrets recently, and
my heart goes out to you all.  Here's my >question:  what do you do after he
dies?  Like burial, where?
 
I buried my little Ferret in my yard, and built a little rock garden around
her. When I take care of the flowers I feel like I'm taking care of her. The
problem is that I worry about when, someday soon, I'll move. This is what I
wish I had done: a friend of mine has a family compound that she never plans
to sell and allows friends and relatives to bury their pets there. It's a
nice little pet cemetary, not a "pet sematary" and it would be nice to know
my little ferret was there. Maybe you know someone who could let you have a
little plot on their land. When my cat, Cliffie, died, I had a little
cherrywood box built for his ashes. I have not ever buried his ashes, I don't
know if this is pathological or not. I wish I had done this for my Ferret. I
hope this is not too depressing for our other readers. I agree that thinking
about these things in advance somehow makes it easier (slightly easier) when
the time comes.
 
To Victoria: I admire your strength and your commitment to Antigone. I had to
make a similar decision when my cat Cliffie died. I have been thinking about
you, and about my little Ferret,  and about Cliffie, a lot. I wish you hadn't
had to go through this, but I'm glad Antigone had found her way to you so
that she was loved and protected in the last days of her life. What more can
we offer than this?
Rachel and the Magnificent 7, and Cliffie and the Ferret (in spirit), from
Martha's Vineyard Island.
 
[Posted in FML issue 0756]