Oh boy.....my friend is having a really bad week. First his little girl died Tuesday unexpectantly and now he is having 'The old man' put to sleep today. He is suffering from double adrenal and is at the point where his hind legs are not working properly. He is way to old to have surgery. Here is the story of Pepe: About 5 years ago my friend and I were roommates. We started off by trying to have a pet bird, a canary. Well after going through 2 birds (we did not know enough about them) he decided to get a ferret (he previously had one and knew a lot), Mooch. Then I added Siberia. Well one night about 3 years ago our neighbor at the time knocks on our door late at night and says he saw a really weird rat by the dumpster. Well we go outside and find Pepe (DEW). He was already full grown and had been outside for quite sometime because he was covered in fleas and ticks. Right away we bring him inside and bath him to get rid of the fleas (the ticks being so numerous really grossed us out). The next day Pepe was brought to the vet and the vet removed the ticks and gave him a check-up. He was surprisingly in good health despite being undernourished. Well to make a long story short....he has lived happily for the past 4 years being OK getting along great with all the other fuzzies. We figure he's about 8 or 9 years old and I am glad we saved him because he brought a lot of joy to everyone. I know the person who lost him had to be hurting because he was an extremely personable ferret loved being held and was never a problem. He'll now join his 'granddaughters' Mooch and Siberia at the rainbow bridge and play and play and play. Goodbye Pepe! Dave Jason Cyn Poe Bermuda Spaz Magenta Janice Cheshire and and Mojo-jojo Bear Siberia and Mooch waiting patiently at the 'bridge' [Posted in FML issue 3940]