I am very far behind in my reading, but thought I would share my pain with the only people who would understand. In the last 3 months Duncan (4?) died from lymphoma, Misty (4-5?) died from insulinoma, my 15 year old cat died (we had had him for 14 years!) and our newest ferret, Curly (4 1/2) who we thought was fine died from a very fast growing tumor. Kari had exploratory surgery (she is also about 4-5) and has tumors all through her. She is healing up well and doing well on prednisone, but it is only a matter of time. Except for Duncan, all happened in the last month. We went from 6 ferrets to 3 in a very short time. Zorro has adrenal disease and gets a shot of Lupron tomorrow. Mister is our one remaining healthy ferret. Amy, if you're out there, yes these are your cuties I adopted from you back in Michigan. My first ferrets lived to be 5 and 9 and my other ferret who had also died this year was 7 1/2 so this was a surprise! The vet says we just have lots of old animals and ferrets are prone to cancer. Still hurts though. Thanks in advance for any well wishes. I know I probably won't keep up with them, but they are appreciated. Jean in Michigan [Posted in FML issue 3635]