Another ADV positive ferret crosses the bridgeb & That was 3 in a matter of 6 months (June, November and December). I knew she would be next after Chico, but I never expected it so soon. Sadie was one of 8 ferrets we adopted all at one time. She followed me around like a little puppy dog b how could I NOT adopt her! She ruled the roost but was nice about it and she told them if they tried to mess with her. She always did that little dance waiting for treats. She was fortunate to have almost a year ADV free. She got sick a couple times with fever and scared the shit-outa-me. Later she developed insulinoma so we put her on Pred. Like a lot of older ferrets on Pred she developed ulcers. So we put her on Sucralfate. After her cataracts got so bad she really had a hard time dealing with it and became disoriented. It could have been because of all the medical problems she had to deal with going on inside of her. In other words she did not age well like some. She developed tarry stools and didnb t want to eat. I did force-feed her for a few days to see if she would start eating again. I was concerned about her getting the necessary medicines to help her. I struggled with having to put her to sleep not because of keeping her alive for me, but because itb s a personal and very difficult decision to make. On December 30th I could not let her suffer anymore and took her to the vet crying, trying to drive and hold her at the same time, not to mention in the dark b kinda hard to see with tears. Unfortunately my husband couldnb t go with me and my vet wasnb t there either, but somehow I got through it. Sadie Lady Little Girl I love you and miss you and hope you are better now and we meet again! Sandee, will you please see that Sadie meets up with Harley and Chico and ALL the others. They were the last of the Special Elders and I miss them terribly. The 8 left have a looong way to go to even try and take their place. Mary and then there were 8 Munchkins [Posted in FML issue 4387]