I've always known this would happen, but knowing can never prepare you for the inevitable. I lost the first ferret I ever had today. When I went to feed the fuzzies this morning, Zorro was curled up in one corner of the cage and didn't get up with the others when they came to the door to greet me. When I called his name, he still wouldn't move. My baby was so fond of pulling the "dead ferret" trick on me...I thought he was just having some fun with his mommy...but he wasn't. At least I have the comfort of feeling sure that he didn't go painfully. It looked like he just lay down to sleep and didn't wake up. He was the sweetest little sable boy you'd ever want to meet. He was always smaller than the other boys, but that didn't make him any less tough or energetic. I can remember when we first got him seven years ago. He was such a darling little ball of fluff. And he was his mommy's boy. I was doing my undergraduate work at the time, and I would lie on my bed to do my studying, and when Zorro had tired himself out playing, he would come and crawl into my shirt and lie next to my tummy for a nap. It was a habit he kept over the years. I'm really going to miss having that little warm fuzzy body under my shirt and next to my tummy. Sandee, please keep an eye out for Zorro. He doesn't have any brothers or sisters up there to greet him yet, so he might be sort of lonely up there at first. But he was always the first to greet a newbie, so I'm sure he'll make new friends very quickly. Could you be sure he finds some granola bars, since he never did care much for raisins? And Sandee, tell him his mommy loves him very much and will always miss him. Thanks. Everyone hug your fuzzies a little bit longer tonight for me. Lisa Mom of Claudia, Loki, Fezzik, Crysin, and Kyra Monchichi Missing Zorro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Imagine all the people living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one." --"Imagine," John Lennon Lisa Carswell Dept. of English, Speech, and Journalism A&S 229 445-7395 [Posted in FML issue 3542]