Bruno is in the hospital today. Yesterday morn I noticed that he kept making trips to the litter box and nothing was coming out. At first I thought it was an intestinal blockage (he had his spleen removed 2 months ago) but it turned out to be urinary. It was almost 4 hours before he was relieved. The Vet said he saw crystals at the tip and when he flushed out the bladder there was a lot of RBCs in the urine. Now I m waiting to see if he can pass urine on his own. He is currently on antibiotics and sedated. The Vet said over the phone that catheterizing ferrets is such a messy thing . I wondered about that and called one of my local shelters for more info. I guess the odds are against my Bruno and there is a good chance I may have to put him down. That is breaking my heart. Bruno has a partner, Spunky. They have been together for years with no other ferrets. I m a little how this will effect her. I have to put him down then I will bring him back for her to check out, for closure. Then I will make sure she gets lots of extra attention till the day she passes. These will be my first and last weasels (squeezaels). I have owned many pets in the past but none has touched me like these guys. It just hurts too damn much. I never knew that male ferrets could become plugged like this. I know it happens to cats but not ferrets. It is in none of the books I have about them and I don t remember it being a subject on the 3 groups I belong to. I will post later on his condition. I am supposed to call later this morning (Sunday) to see how he is doing. I just needed to get this out of me because it is tearing me up. Thanks. M.Northern [Posted in FML issue 4243]