Dear Fellow Ferret Lovers JJ, our big choco boy is gone to the Bridge. I had to make the decision this morning to let him go. He was in very bad pain and not only did he have one mass in his abdomen, X-rays taken this morning showed another mass in his chest located in between his heart and lungs. His lungs were starting to fill with fluid. Our vet,Dr. Katie told me JJ was not a good canidate for surgery and even if she could get the abdomenal mass there wasn't anything to do with the one in the chest. I held him while she gave him the injection and loved on him until he was gone. I told him to wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge with the rest of his buddies who have gone on before he did. I know it was the right thing to do but I still feel like crap over the whole thing. He isn't in pain anymore and he is now whole and pain free and playing with his buddies like Drew, Jakob, Smokey, Mr.BoJangles, Saber, Missy, Tikki and Rikki, Gunner, and the rest of his old friends. Folks, go and hugg your fuzzies as you never know how long you will have them. Fred Hurd Reno, Nevada. After All It Is For The Ferrets!!! [Posted in FML issue 4484]