Hello, I don't really post, but I have asked a couple of questions about my ferrets & have found everyone extremely helpful. So I am posting again. At 4.30A this morning, my baby girl Mary Jane died. She was due for exploratory surgery at 8A, but she never made it. After staying up all night trying the help Mary Jane eat, we took her to the emergency room at 2A. They were going to stabilize her & we were going to take her for surgery at 6. Around 4A the emergency doctor called & said she wasn't going to make it & I should come back right away because he didn't know how much longer she could hang on. I arrived in time to hold her as the doctor gave her the injection. However she was in a coma & didn't know I was there. I do have three other ferrets. While I only had my Mary Jane for 1 year & 3 months, they were cagemates for 4 years. They are my first ferrets & I couldn't ask for more perfect ones. I know they are confused & upset & I am having a lot of trouble trying to comfort them. I can't step into the room without crying (or do anything in fact) & my other babies are suffering too. I know that I will feel better in time, but does anyone have any advice on how I can help them best? Buddy & Princess just sleep. Blaise runs all over the room trying to find her & then sleeps. They haven't eaten anything since this morning, although I was able to give them 3 bandit treats this evening. They know something is wrong because last night I held Mary Jane all night & tried feeding her watered down food that the vet gave me. She was unable to stand on her own & didn't respond to the other ferrets when they came over to her. This evening I reached for Princess & she whirled around & attacked me. She bit me hard in several places (but not hard enough to break the skin). Buddy just lays there & doesn't respond to anything. As I said, Blaise (who is deaf), just continues to look for Mary Jane. I believe I am scaring them when I break down all the time, but I am not sure how to comfort them since they aren't responding to anything. I am terrified of losing them too, but I can't get them to eat. I keep trying to calm myself before I visit with them (their room is my bedroom), but when I come in they are sleeping in Mary Jane's favourite spots & I just lose it. If anyone has any advice, please email me. My email is [log in to unmask] Mary Jane was a beautiful, sweet, wonderful ferret. She would sleep in my arms & jump up & down to be picked up when ever I came near her. She would always stand up on her hind legs to look around & also to beg for treats or hugs. She loved to play & would get so excited when she danced that she would do back flips. She was the only one that would let me hold her & she has been so strong throughout our time together (she has been ill but always bounced back from illness & surgeries). She made my days infinitely brighter & she will be missed always. Thank you, Anna [Posted in FML issue 4771]