Early Saturday morning, Charlie became gravely ill. By Sunday night he couldn't eat or drink comfortably, and was too weak to walk more than a few steps. We helped him to the Rainbow Bridge at approximately 8:00 p.m. Charlie was 2 1/2 years old and had been clinically ill with Aleutian disease since he was 8 months old. The loss of his sweet face and "charming" personality is so very difficult... From the day Bob C first brought Charlie to me, Charlie taught me an enormous amount about ferrets. I miss him terribly... Aleutian disease DOES kill. Judy Please give to Aleutian Disease research...the ferret you save may be your own! http://www.geocities.com/russiansmom/index.html [Posted in FML issue 3462]