Well, with heavy heart, I am writing to let everyone know that Orion passed onto the Bridge last night. I just want to thank all the people that emailed me to wish him fast healing, love and strong hope. He went in to have a blockage removed and ended up having a double adrenalectomy. He recovered so well and had been doing fine and then he crashed. We pulled him out of that but then he crashed again this past Wednesday. We took him for his Dexamethesone (sp?) shot and he seemed to be recovering. He started acting funny again on Friday, so my husband scheduled him an appointment with the vet first thing Saturday morning (our Vet, Dr. K in Gainesville, FL has Sat. appointments) but when my husband got up to take him, he had passed on. He was snuggled in his favorite blankie and was just gone. I'll miss the Dirty White Boy. He was my biter. :0) I loved him anyway. I don't know what happened to him before he came to me from a friend who rescued him, but he was just a nipper. After his surgery though, he quit nipping. I wonder if he had adrenal problems the whole time. He was only 4 years old. I am in the process of having his picture drawn for a tattoo, so, now I am trying to urgently get it done. The idea for the tattoo came before he was sick, so now I am very ready to go under the needle again. I will be a testament to his personality and his ways. He was a special kid. He was special to us and we loved him so much. So, Sandee, be on the lookout. A ferret angel is coming your way. I say angel with a slight tone of sarcasm. He' s a rough-houser. I suspect, his little halo will have horns holding it up and his wings will resemble red dragon wings. At least, that's how he's going to look in my tattoo. I hope he likes the idea. He has two brothers, Zeus and Hermes at the Bridge. They have only met one other time because Zeus and Hermes wouldn't get along with everyone else in our house. I hope that when they meet this time, they can all play together and get along well. If there is a mountain of dirty clothes at the Bridge, I'm sure you will find Orion there. Tell him his mommy and daddy love him lots and will miss him. He'll never be forgotten, because when someone sees me with a bathing suit on or asks about my tattoos, they will ask, "Hey, who's the little albino ferret/dragon?" and then I will tell his story all over again. Hugs and kisses and belly raspberries to Zeus and Hermes. I'm sure they will just LOVE those belly farts. Tell them not to worry. Their tattooed pictures are coming too. Thanks again to everyone that wrote, called or helped us out. April and Damon and the crew of 10 brother missing fuzzies [Posted in FML issue 3920]