In 1991 we purchased our first ferret. An albino with the sweetest personality you could ever see. Her name was ZuZu. My son who was 3 years old at the time,could not be seperated from this tiny little creature. For several years she became a regular at school for school projects,show and tell etc. At age 4 she had surgery to remove a benign growth from her neck which she recovered from without problem. Her constant playful ways made us love her even more as the years went by. About a year ago she began to lose her hair and as a result of Adrenal disease,went totally bald. A frightful sight to say the least,she never stopped giving everyone kisses and greetings. Because she was now nearly 10 years old,she would not likely survive surgery. We then gave her the best treatment and all the love we could, as we new she would be gone soon. Keeping her warm and snuggling with her in her favorite blanket she grew more tired as the days wore on. She became so weak I fed her with a dropper and gave her pedialyte to keep her hydrated. I could not bear to drag her to the vet at age ten to have her be given needles and probings as we knew there was no hope. On Christmas Eve,she became very ill drifting in out of sleep. As always on Christmas Eve,I lit Christmas candles to invite Christmas into our home. I also lit one for ZuZu. I said a little prayer that her suffering would end and the good Lord would take her. To my surprise,at 12:03AM,Christmas morning,her candle had burned out. When I looked to her bed to check on her,she had passed away. We will always love her and she always be our little Christmas angel. WE now have two baby ferrts,Digger and Punky. I do believe Digger is Zuzu all over again and we are once again ready for years of love with the new members of the family. The Hamilton Family [Posted in FML issue 3316]