To All My Ferret Friends I wanted to let you folks know that our beloved Wiley joined his 8 brothers and sisters at the bridge this morning at 6:00AM PT. So this morning he is playing and dooking with Bear, Bonnie, Boozer, Clyde, Dharma, Stinkman, Sage and Tweeky. He passed peacefully in his sleep and will get a warm bath, be blow dried and prepared for his memorial box later this morning. His 3 year battle with Lymphosarcoma and Lymphoid Leukemia is finished and he is finally at peace, flying & dooking high. Late last night he started passing blood in his urine, so we knew that it was close to the time he'd leave us. He got loads of huggles and kisses. Then I told him about all the wonderful things him, his brothers and sisters and his new friends would do after he got there and let him know if was OK to leave us, we told him about all his brothers and sisters who were waiting for him, and that it was time to stop figthing and join them. This little guy was a true blessing to us. He came to us almost 4 years ago from a man who gave him up at the age of 3 1/2 or 4 years old. He was almost blind with cataracts, his hair was thinning from a very poor diet, which consisted mainly of the large marshmallows, and he was ferret anti-social because he couldn't see well. When he got here, it was like he had come home. He never went through the normal adjustments that other rescues go through, and we fell him love with him immediately. This little silver mitt was a sweetheart and a half, he had many favorite things to eat and loved his bag box that he filled with all his favorite toys every day. During his time here with us, he learned to eat plenty of tasty treats, his favorites were N-Bones, Ferretone, Ferretvite, cheerios, cucumber, Ferret Fruit Cakes, Marshmallow Cakes, and tiny Marshmallows. He would come running when you called his name and told him it was mallow time, or treat time. He didn't get many, but when he did, watch out, did he get excited! During the time after he was diagnosed, we gave him whatever he wanted to eat within moderation since he was only given 2 months to live, but far outlived that prognosis, and he seemed to thrive and was a very happy ferret. His sugar intake was moderated and he never developed a problem with insulinoma and the only illness he ever suffered was the 2 that took his life this morning. He loved any and all squeak toys and plush toys. This little love will be greatly missed and remembered in our hearts and souls for the rest of our lives. Muldoone, Sandy, SaraFerret, please keep an eye out for our baby, make sure he finds his friends and settles in nicely. Muldoone, please teach him about flannel raids as he is looking forward to them and let him know when he has hammy hair as he was always a proud little guy. Tell him we love him and that he enriched our lives beyond words and give him a special big hug from his "Humans". Also, take him to the viewing pool so he will know where to go to come visit us. [Posted in FML issue 5177]