Sandee: There is a very special ferret, named" Handsome" that needs to be welcomed to the Rainbow Bridge, shown around and helped to find his friend "Baby Decelles", who passed over the Rainbow Bridge on June 26, 2000. Handsome loves stuffed toys, The girls and needs a good meal (he hasn't eaten much and lost 3 lbs very recently). We had the special luck to care for him for the last 10 months. He was a shelter ferret - former breeder ferret that was turned into a shelter. For one period at a shelter (for about a year) he had a bad time of it - not mistreated, just not given love, care, attention, and an herb/suppliment that he needed. Handsome was diagnosed over 3-4 years ago with Cardiomyopathy and at the time was given 6 mos. or less to live. He defied the odds. When he came to our house he was overjoyed. He was on the heavy side (4.5 lbs), but it didn't faze him. He followed the girls around, dooking all the time. He loves stuffed animals, especially large ones. He would hide them under the couch or in "His" hammock and then go follow the girls. He was so full of life - would play with toys grasp in his paws and roll over and over across the floor. He would follow the girls and try to jump over obstacles that they cleared with ease. After getting half over and landing on his belly, he would pretend it didn't happen, lift his back side over the object and try to catch up to the girls. He made us laugh and filled our house with joy. His health problems and age finally caught up with him a couple weeks ago and tonight we had to make the painful (for us) decision to have him helped out of his suffering. Goodbye, Handsome. @->-- Our hearts and those of others who knew and loved you (especially Julie T. and Linda S.) are heavy and tears are being shed for you tonight, but our lives are much richer for having had you to share our house and love with. You will be missed. : ( Linda [Posted in FML issue 3337]