I can't thank everyone that sent cards and notes enough for taking the time to be so thoughful to me at this time. You will never know how much appreciation I feel for those that took their precious time to be so sympathetic to me. When the vet did the necropsy, he said that Gizmo's lung collapsed due to trauma they found. There were two tears on the diaphram and some muscle damage that was healing. He said this looked consistent with a dog attack, except no break through the skin. Gizmo has never gotten out, never has had dealings with a dog and is confined to a ferret proofed room when not in his cage. I asked if he could have had this damage due to another ferret, or a human stepping on him or throwing him etc. I know this will not change the outcome, but I just have to know. He said these were not possible and maintained it was consistant of a dog biting the diaphram and doing damage. After much thought last night, my husband and I wondered if it could have been done by the couch. I called the vet the next morning and told him Gizmo several months ago before we covered the couches, dug a hole and would get in the couch. We being scared of him eating couch foam would have to pull him out of a tight sapce to get him out (he was deaf and would not respond to a bell or squeak toy) I thought maybe we caused the damage pulling him out ( Oh my God...could we have ultimately killed our baby) He said it was possible that a blunt end from a spring could have torn the diaphram but not pierced the skin when we were pulling him out. I pray I have not contributed to Gizmo's death, but it is very possible. This has just compounded the pain of the this. How do you live with the fact that you may have killed your own baby by actions you took. How will he ever forgive me? They are sending his tissues off along with the lung and I pray I get some other kind of answer back or I will feel liable for this and don't know if I can bear the guilt of that on top of just losing him . Please give your babies a kiss...you never know when they will be taken from us too young, Lynn Barker [Posted in FML issue 3891]