>I'm surprised that so many people responded to this question about the >best sedative to use prior to euthanizing. I posted a question a few >weeks ago asking about why the poor babies tails brush up when passing >and got not one response. I replied to the sedative question, but I can't say why they would puff up their tails at this time. I've seen two put down, and neither of them did this (vet came to my home and pre-treated with Telazol, very stress-free). I have occasionally heard of ferrets puffing up their tails when they died on their own or having been found dead with a puffy tail, but again I have no idea why that would be. Maybe someone else knows? -Pam S. [Posted in FML issue 3304]