Bandit was found wandering the streets in St Cloud, Florida, in 1992 by the Humane Society. I had asked them to call me if they ever had a ferret come in. In the time between that request and when he was found, we had gotten another ferret, Cujo. But, we went to the pound "Just to look." One week later, after the wait to see if he would be claimed, Bandit came home with us. Bandit started losing hair in January of 1998. In February, he was put on Lysodren and Prednisone, but the hair loss continued. April 20 of 1998, he was operated on by Dr Shaffer. Bandit's left adrenal was removed. It was 3/4 inches long. Normal size is that of a pea. Bandit was on Lysodren, Prednisone and Proscar. He was doing fine, but slowing a bit the last couple of years. Thursday, he was very tired and lethargic. We fed him a cup of Bob's chicken gravy, but by Friday, we had to force him to eat. We put him in a cage by himself, but took him out often, wrapped in a towel, and held him. He was just able to get to the litter box by himself. I struggled with the decision to have him helped to The Bridge on Saturday, but he seemed not to be in pain, so I decided to give him more precious time. Sunday morning, we fed him with an eye dropper again. He seemed to WANT food, so we held the cup of chicken gravy up to him, and he ATE ON HIS OWN. These little guys can FIGHT!!! He even licked some Ferretvite from my finger. Put him back in the "hospital cage", and I noticed him drinking from the water bottle a few minutes later. He is alert, but VERY tired. I am SO GLAD that I did not have him put down yet. I look at him, and tears come to my eyes. Am I keeping him going for him, or for me? When is enough going to be enough for him? For now, he is still with us. But, I suspect, in a very short time, I will have to do what is best for him, not for best for me. I love him so much. Letting him go will be very hard. Cujo went on his own. He decide when it was time to leave. I want to give Bandit the same choice. Charlie, Aggie, Donna, Bandit, Snowball, Valentine Missing Cujo [Posted in FML issue 3108]