I hate posts about ferrets that pass away. I don't believe in the Rainbow bridge. But answering the phones here at San Diego Ferrets Anonymous I get a lot of sad stories, and each one affects me. And now it is my turn. My ferret Simba was not herself one week ago. I noticed a lump on her side. Off to the vet with the instruction "treat her as if she were your ferret." So out came her spleen, one adrenal, a pancreatic tumor and I got medicine for her newly discovered insulinoma. When I went to give her medicine Friday night she was obviously in distress - so off to the emergency vet where she died about 15 minutes later. Now I feel so guilty about putting her through so much surgery. Had I gone the cheap route and lost her, I'd feel guilty for not spending the money. I know you just can't win with these little guys. This house, with three dogs, three ferrets and one cat seems so empty. How I wish I had goldfish. Pat Wright [Posted in FML issue 4172]