Dear Sandee, As his previous shelter mom, I am taking it upon myself to ask you to greet Calvin, a little fella with a speckled nose who has had many mommies in the past couple of years and who left us this morning. Abandoned and left for dead, rescued by a neighbor, turned in to a shelter and adopted by a wonderful Mommy, this little man had a much tougher life than he deserved and at the youthful age of three, was found to be full of masses throughout his body. His Mommy and shelter mom met at the clinic this morning to help him move on to the next phase of his journey and that wonderful place where he can be play endlessly and be healthy. Cal was particularly fond of hidey holes and rubber squeaky toys.....the kind ferrets can only play with under close supervision by their hoomans. His hot dog squeaky was treasured above all others when he was at the shelter. He left his brother Sam behind and we want him not to worry about Sam, we will be sure he's OK and that he has someone to play with. I know that you, Sandee, will know exactly where to go and what to do with Calvin once he comes across the bridge. Not too long ago, you greeted one of our shelter residents, Houdini Ferret. Although Calvin has not been at the shelter for several months, I know that Houdini and Cal will recognize eachother and she would help you welcome him and introduce him to the many, many others who have left our shelter for the bridge. Your Momma, Tonya, is going to miss you very much Cal as will I. Be healthy and happy little Calvinator. [Posted in FML issue 4468]