Just 3 1/2 years ago I received a phone call that a ferret had been
found in a park. I went to the animal shelter expecting an "oldie"
dumped because of health issues. When I went through the door at the
shelter, one of the workers was holding a blanket with a tiny face
peeking out.....a BABY! When I took her in my arms I said "She's
precious!" And so sweet Precious came into my life. She was never the
healthiest of ferrets....a product of Marshall Farms' greedy breeding
program, but she was always the sweetest. She never bit, not even when
she got melatonin implants.

This morning as usual when feeding ferrets their soup, I left Precious
for last. It was our cuddle time. I always held her while she lapped up
her soup and pred. I gave her tons of kisses each morning and always
told her that she was the sweetest ferret ever.... and she was! After
all the other ferrets had their soup, I went to get her. She was in
Auntie Rose's hanging bed as usual but this time her head was draped
over the edge like she was going to crawl out and just stopped. She
was gone. My sweet Precious had left for the Rainbow Bridge some time
during the night. She wasn't even 4 years old....damn you Marshal Farms
any ways. Her cage mates Hero and Moxie, both older than Precious, are
devastated. I left Precious wrapped in a blanket in their cage all
morning and then on the floor so that Boomer, Snow and Jewel could see
that she was gone. The were not cage mates but they were play mates.
Tomorrow I will bury her near so many many others.

I miss you so much sweet Precious.....

Nancy in OR and her 11

[Posted in FML 8047]