At 5:00, Sammy's breathing became irregular, and gradually stopped. At 5:30 his heart stopped beating. My little man has gone. Sandee, please greet Sammy at The Bridge. Restored to his youthful vigor, he'll be a big fluffy 4+ lb teddy bear of a ferret. Please hook him up with Cassie, who's been waiting for him since last year, and Buddy, who left us when Sammy was just a yearling. The original three are all gone now. Things can never be the same. Goodbye my little man. I'll miss you so. -- John Rosloot, Caregiver to the New Little Ones With loving memories of my dear departed Buddy, my precious little Cassie-angel, And my silly snuggly Sammerman http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ferrets [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3545]