On the F.A.C.T. website is a wonderful, extensive, heartfelt writing by Vanessa Gruden concerning "Letting Go". http://www.ferret-fact.org/Letting.htm I recommend reading it, not only for those who are currently struggling with the question of whether or not to help their little ones to the Bridge, but as a reminder of the real connection we have to our ferrets, and what we owe to them for the life of joy they've shared with us. When they do become terminally ill, they rely fully on us to help them pass from this world before all they know is pain and suffering. As hard as it is for us to let go, I believe that it is also the last and greatest act of love that we can show to them. And I also believe that we owe it to them to be by their side at the end, so that they can hear our voice and smell our scent as they pass on to the next world. Jeff In Memory of Neo Caring for Trinny, Morphy, Baby Girl, and Luna [Posted in FML 6032]