I had sent this earlier but unfortunately it was never received. Sadly, last week we lost out dear sweet Li'l Rocky. It was totally unexpected. He was a perfectly healthy, rambunctious 4 1/2 yrs. young ferret, and even just had his annual check-up. We knew he was going blind ( a bit sudden too) but other than that he was fine. Then suddenly he was having trouble walking, even walking in circles and getting very frustrated. I thought this was all due to his new blindness, but then he started falling down and soon could hardly walk. He also stopped eating unless I fed him by the fingerful. I took him to the vet and she gave him sub-q fluids and a injection of antibiotics and a steroid injection. Then I took him trying to get fingerfuls of baby food and water in his mouth. The next day my son had to have a second surgery at a trauma center (he was jumped by 4 unknown kids and had his jaw broken in 3 places) so my vet kept Li'l Rocky at the clinic for the day. She repeated the same injections and hand fed him. I again took him home that nite but he barely made the nite, even having trouble breathing. So the next morning we helped him cross over. I cried and talked to him all the way to the vets. I told him I loved him and he will never leave my heart. I told him to run, not walk, to the bridge where he will be met by his buddy Nibbles who passed over 6 weeks before. I told him he will also find his beloved Cocogirl and Pearlgirl (who he will get to know for the first time), and Harry Bush Dog. I promissed him Harry would not take him in his mouth and spit him out like he did 2 yrs ago, they will probably become good friends now. I told him just think of me and I will be thinking of him. I told him I would never, never, have let him go but I had no choice. I will love that little nosey, climbing, independent little cinnamon ferret forever. Bridge Greters I forgot to send his blankie and favorite ferret beanie with him so he is coming empty handed. Please give him a warm blankie to cover himself with and a beanie if possible. [Posted in FML 5392]