My poor, sweet, little old Sadie just couldn't hold out any longer against adrenal (and the vet suspected a lot more), and she waited for me to leave work and get to the vet's before we both decided it was time for her to go Home..... I got Sadie about 4 mos. ago from a former friend (long story, not related to ferrets) who cared about her, but not really 'for' her - never took her to a vet, could only feed her cat food, never let her out much, etc., and she had had Sadie for at least 2 years. She was moving to a newer trailer, and didn't want to have to take Sadie and the 'mess'... I gladly took her, but at age at least 7+, she was already showing signs of adrenal with a grossly swollen vulva. I took her to the vet immediately, who did blood work, and said she needed to be built up before surgery. We put her on Prednisolone , and a couple other things, but she mainly stayed the same. Do to job cutback for about 2 months, I never could get her to the point of being ready for surgery, but she was still happy rambling around after me. Poor little girl was almost blind, and only one of my ferrets would be nice to her and not bite her. I fed her the right food, and loved her immensely, and it hurts so much to even write, my eyes are filling faster than I can type. The last few days it became apparent that life was just becomng too much for Sadie - she still took her meds ok for me, but ate less, slept a whole lot more, and seemed to be having a hard time with her back legs. I took her to the vets Tues am, they did blood work, and found her sugar was way too low at 30 (should be about 100). I had found her so limp, I thought she was dying in my hands.... They gave her some glucose and she picked right up, but it was obvious she needed to stay with them. She was still ok last night, but this am, after being on an IV all night, there was no improvement, and when I called at lunch they said her sugar had slipped to 25 even with the IV drip. I'd like to think she waited for me to get to her, but when they brought her to me,and she barely perked up enough to know I was there - God, I hope she heard me tell her I loved her, and that I was so so sorry, and that it was ok to let go....... Dr. Fox came in a few minutes later, and helped my poor sweet, blind baby over the Bridge....... Sandee, please watch for little Sadie, she is a pretty, small sable ferret, and she never got to eat raisins or Cherrios or occcasional pieces of cantaloupe because of her illness. She sure loved her Linatone and Pet Tinic, though, so please show her where to find them. The only ferret she will know is Weezie, my former-friend's other ferret, who died a few months ago, totally bald, from adrenal. Sadie and Weezie were cage mates, and I know she will be so happy to see her. Please, Sandee, tell her that her mommy loved her so much, and that I am so very sorry I couldn't make her short time with me last longer, and that I miss her with all my heart. My other ferrets have been strangely quiet tonight, so I guess they know something is very wrong with their mommy. Tell Sadie that I am so glad she feels good again, that she can see and run and play and burrow in blanket piles and tunnel under newspapers and steal anything rubber to her heart's delight. Please make her feel at home, and tell her that her mommy loves her and misses her, and knows that she will love new wings!! Goodnight my sweet precious baby, enjoy your new life in Heaven! And many huggs to you, Sandee, for all the help your give our departed Furr-Angels, and many more huggs to your Human who helps provide our breaking hearts some comfort.... Jane and Rikki, FiFi, and BeBe and missing terribly my departed Furr-Angel, Sadie [Posted in FML issue 4218]