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I can't help but think on Annie Lennox's song "No more I love yous..."
when I think about Cody now.
I had Cody euthanized on Saturday, June 17. He was going downhill. He
had too many siezures and could not keep down any food I gave him. It
was a _VERY_ difficult decision to make. His weight had dropped from
840 grams pre-op to less than 600 grams on Saturday. I tried most of
the suggestions giving to me on the FML but they did not seem to help.
It was only the previous two days that Cody took a turn for the worst.
He would walk 5 feet and then collapse out of lack of energy. He seemed
to want to just let go. I don't like use anthropomorphism, but on
Friday Cody put some of his toys back in the cabinet under the coffee
table (he never did this before; only removed them before).
A friend on mine took me to the vet on Saturday and I said my last
goodbye to Cody and told him I loved him. He was quiet when the needle
went in and I didn't even realize he had passed until I looked at his
side to see him not breathing. I buried him in his favorite towel at
Washington's Crossing State Park along the Delaware River. It was a
wonderfully peaceful spot on a beautiful day. A few roses were set atop
Cody's grave and a small bouquet of fleabane flowers.
When I cleaned my house this past weekend, I kept finding "Cody-fied"
things. I emptied the trash can in the bathroom (Cody's favorite
sleeping spot) and found three sponge balls he had put in there. The
house is quiet and lonely. I may get a few ferrets in the future, but
not immediately. Cody was a very special part of my life for 5 years
and it is not easy to fill that niche.
I had to stop a few time while writing this because it upsets me quite a
bit. I hope you think about Cody tonight when you play with your carpet
sharks and appreciate every minute with them because a tragedy like mine
can pop up unexpectedly. When your ferret gets into trouble in your
house, just pause for a second and tell yourself that you have a ferret
and ferrets do ferret want to do. Let him have fun--it may be a little
mess to clean up, but you'll have a happy ferret.
Special thanks to Anne Charbonneau for your support and to everyone else
who had given me suggestions and hope!
Thank you,
Jim Cristea
[Posted in FML issue 1230]
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