Dearest Sandee, I realize that this is the FERRET mailing list, not the DOGGIE mailing list, but I was wondering if maybe, if you had a minute, could you please get a message to my precious Princess, annd her sisters Oscar & Tori. (the others won't know who you're talking about) Could you please let my girls know that their doggie sister will be on her way to the Bridge tomorrow morning. Violet has been fighting cancer, but had been doing alright up until her second cancer surgery. Actually, for a 15 year old , good 'ol Bassett, she did quite well after that second surgery. She did well that is until she had a stroke. I won't go into all of the details, one because, it really doesn't matter now, and second, I can't see the keys, or the screen to see what I've typed. I guess the cold weather has made the screen get all fogged up, and the keys as well. Anyway, from that day on, bit by bit, she slipped furthur away from us. Violet was my present puppy, given to me by my husband and kids as I lay in bed with a migraine. I felt the waterbed moving and was just getting ready to tell whoever was moving it to go away, when I heard a little grunting noise. I thought they had gotten me a piglet as I was really into collecting pigs then. I turned to see THE most adorable little face, with the LONGEST ears I have ever seen! My husband and I wanted her to go to the Bridge from home, but we cannot let her she, although she's sleeping,is having even, but labored breathing. Also, on this day, in one day, became very, very weak. I guess she's been around ferrets so much that she's doing the old stoic til the end, show. I told my husband that I too wanted her to leave from home, but only if she wasn't suffering. well she is now there. She is probably the sweetest girl you'll ever meet. Do you think that you could possibly get Princess, Tori,& Oscar to show her around. I'm not real sure how things work there, if there's a fert department and a dog department or what, but whatever you can do to help my Violet, I would so greatly appreciate it, Sandee. Please, I don't know if you sprinkle magic dust or what, but please, please don't let Violet ever forget me, and how very, very much I especially, but her whole family loved her. Violet had a dog sister here, April, who left about a year ogo who will most likely be waiting there at the Bridge for her. I told Violet that April was waiting. This morning, unless a miracle happens, I will say goodbye to my Violet. I really tried to make her better. I've been with her almost every single minute for the last three days, awake for most of them, trying to make her feel comfortable. I guess tomorrow she'll finally really be comfortable for the first time since the stroke. I WILL be with her when she is helped to the Bridge. Tonight however, I just can't close this with goodbye, I just can't. She has woken up and is barking, sort of, so I need to go to her, Thank you Sandee, from the bottom of my heart.I truly do appreciate all that you do. Stupid cold weather, screen's all fogged up again. Sincerely Violet's Mom For Always, just like my fuzz babies [Posted in FML issue 5152]