Angel Estimated birth date 8/?/96 - 8/23/2004 I'm sorry to report the passing of my little old lady Angel. She left for the Bridge yesteday at about 10:30 AM, helped along by my vet. As best as he could determine, her kidneys were failing, and there was nothing we could do for her, except ease her passing. Eight years old is pretty good for a Marshalls Farm ferret, but we would have loved more time with her. Those who attended ferret shows in the late nineties will remember her as an albino who always kicked butt in the albino ring. Angel had almost pure white fur--no yellowing on her--and she was a contrary, which meant that she had a beautiful long thick fur in the summertime. She won Best Albino once, and ALWAYS came away with a ribbon. She came into my life when I was travelling long distances to a pet store to buy Totally Ferret, which was not easy to find in my area. I met her in a store in Chester, NJ. On the way home I had a minor traffic accident. I felt that angels were watching over me because no one was hurt; and when my husband decided to buy her as a Chrismas gift, her name naturally became Angel. Angel was living proof that Albinos are the Gemini of the ferret world. They are either so sweet that you're convinced that they're made of sugar, or they're so spicy that you know that their eyes are red because they're full of Tabasco sauce. Angel was a Tabasco sauce girl....full of spunk and a playfulness that never left her. On Sunday, she hand wrestled with my husband for the last time, even though she was getting weaker. She was a long term member of the WWF (that's Weasel Wrestling Federation). As she got older, she became much more of a sweety. For the last year I'd been giving her heavy cream every morning during play time. She would come over to my feet and look up with a look that said "Well? Where's my cream?" She got first licks, and then graciously shared with cagemates on the floor. On Sunday, she had a small bowl all to herself. She was our Princess, and we will miss her. Sandee, please reunite her with Furry, Sweetie, Frisky, Bruno, Silver, Ginger, and Truffle. Melodyt and the slinky seven. [Posted in FML issue 4615]