Barb, I know where you are coming from. I have been there with all my ferrets, especially the ones that people give up. It is hard to see them go down hill. I took in 3 from a friend that was unable to keep them. She came to see them once in a while, then they went down hill, each time she left, they thought she was taking them home. The last time she was here, I lost the last two in matter of days. The last one his eyes were so shining and he was looking around and they thought I was just putting him down for no reason, until I remove the blanket from his body, they was so shocked. I did everything I could to keep him from leaving me, I love those babies, I still cry. To this day, when people ask to come to visit their ferret I say no! I explained that they will mourn for you and die from a broken heart. Yes, I am being mean hearted person. But I know what is best for the ferrets. Marie [Posted in FML 6262]