Dearest BridgeGreeters, It is with a heavy heart that I write this request, a request that has taken me almost a month to be able to write. My dearest little champagne girl, Lily, passed in a freak accident on November 19th, and I am worried that she is all alone up there at the Rainbow Bridge -- I wasn't with her when she passed, and being that she was so young (not even 2), we never talked about the Bridge, nor does she have any family up there. So, BridgeGreeters, please make sure my Lily-Billy is okay and happy. Her friends Merlin, Deuce, Freckles, and especially her partner in crime, Chewy miss her greatly, as do I. Lily's accident was a reminder to me, and everyone that I can tell, that no cage is perfectly safe. Lily was given to me by the pet store that I work at where they had dubbed her "Heathen" because she bit and drew blood on everyone, except me. She was immediately accepted by my group, and her and Chewy became fast, nearly inseparable friends, even preferring his company to the small female, Freckles, that I brought in to give her some female companionship. Within a month of living with me, she turned into an absolute sweetheart with spunky streaks -- always pushing the boundaries but knowing how to charm mom into not being upset with her. Her coat was gorgeous and she would try anything at least once; after all, she had so much to check out and always had to keep the boys in check. On November 19th, my fiance was the last to leave the house around noon; he checked on the ferrets in their two-story Ferret Nation cage before leaving and all was well. During that day, somewhere in the course of her playing (stashing chew stuffs), she had managed to get one of the bottom corners of the bottom ramp lodged under her little shoulder blade; upon examination, it appeared that she struggled to the point of breaking her neck. By the time that I arrived there around 9:30, my sweet little Lily was gone, with Chewy laying protectively over her body, and the ramp still stuck under her shoulder-blade. Of course, we will never know for certain what exactly transpired, as no one was home. She was an extremely healthy, robust fuzzbutt; with no signs of seizures or other ailments. So on behalf of Lily-Billy and all the other fuzzies that have passed on this list, please go hug your ferrets today -- you just don't know if they will be there tomorrow. I apologize for the length of this, I am new to the FML and just felt Lily's story needed to be told. Thank you, Betsy and the remaining fuzzbutts (Merlin, Deuce, Chewy, and Freckles) [Posted in FML 6542]