as you all know Iggy had a splenectomy 2 weeks ago. he recovered nicely, except for the auto-immune reaction that he had on the skin. Even though that was nasty, he was soo happy and bouced around 2 days ago when i allowed him to come downstairs for the first time in 2 weeks and play with his 7 buddies. since the surgery, he was in a flat sick cage in my room. He re-energized and was pawing at his cage at night, read to bounce around and do weasel war dances for me. so last night was night 3 that i brought iggy downstairs to play with his buddies. he bounced and rolled and was so happy. after a half hour of play he walked himself into the big cage with his little sisters and went fast asleep. that was at 12.40am. i should have removed him from the cage and brought him back to the sick cage. i should have. this is all my fault. but he was so happy in the big cage with his buddies that he missed. they all piled on top of him kissing him and all fell asleep in a circle around and over him, so i left him in the cage with them. what harm could be done. he got up and down the levels fine. i just should have not left him. but i did. he died in the worse way a ferret can die. he went through 2 weeks of hell, surgeries and blood tests to get better. and he did get better. he got caught in a hole that was hanging down from the blanket. he got half his boday through and i guess did not have enough strength to free him self, it was a huge hole, but he had it under his arms and stuck there. this is how he died. i sweet baby boy only a year old. if only i would have moved him upstairs this would have never happened. if only i had taken Faith's warning from FerretsR#1 because this just happened to her recently too. So in grief shame pain hurt and tears i write to everyone. Check your fur babies cage now. if there are hole or string or anything hanging that they can get caught in, get rid of it. Faith lost one of her angels and now i lost one of mine. Please everyone check your cages. I will never forgive myself for this mistake, i can only hope that all of you will read this and help prevent any mor tragic accidents. All i can pray for now is Iggy finds Pookie over the rainbow bridge and they are together. I know Iggy knows mommie didn't not mean for this to happen. I hope my sweet sweet boy is in a better place with lakes of ferrotone and has Pookie to curls up with and be warm. My poor sweet boy. He was only a year old. Please everyone, protect your furkids from this. ahnie and 7 mourning ferrets [Posted in FML issue 3521]