Hi folks.
 
I just wanted to vent a little.  I just, as of 1 hour ago, lost Kyland.
This, after losing Missy only 3 weeks ago.
 
It started about 4 weeks ago.  During their out of cage play-time, I
noticed that Missy was very lethargic.  I took her to the vet the next day
and he kept her for a few days.  Without going into details here ( I suck
at medical terminology ), she improved a little so he realeased her.  We
were giving her anti-biotics and having to force feed her.  That lasted
about a week or so until that dreadful day.  I got her out of her cage to
feed her after I got home from work.  She clearly didn't want to eat.  I
could not get her mouth open for anything.  I kept trying and after about
an hour, I gave up.  I knew that she wasn't going to make it.  So, I laid
her down and sat next to her.  She eventually took her last breath while I
was petting her.  That's the first time I watched an animal die.  Let me
tell you that it's really hard.  She was approx.  4 years old.
 
Last week I noticed Kyland was not able to pass anything.  He would try and
try but nothing would come out.  This is why I'm really pissed at myself.
I gave him some petromalt and ignored it.  Well, yesterday, he was
extremely lethargic and I took him to the vet this morning.  He was pretty
rough.  During treatment, he passed on.  He was approx.  6 years old.
 
*sigh*
 
I still have nine ferrrets.  As they are getting older, I supposed this is
going to happen even more.
 
Oh, well, thanks for your ears (er, eyes).
 
-Roger
[Posted in FML issue 2647]