These are the posts that I truly hate as they are felt so deep and I can barely read them but it is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Lil' One passed early this morning (Thursday, Sept 16th) in her sleep. She was quite the fighter as she had insulinoma that has been treated for well over a year and a few months and after the procedure for lymphoma that came back negative but lead to us almost losing her and she impressed and surprised many with her progress of recovery, although very slow and was still ongoing, but also developed adrenal and was not a candidate for surgery, especially after the poor recovery from the procedure, so started the Lupron injections which she showed improvement from the first and third injection. She had a couple rough nights/days lately with serious bursts of "squawking" that reached to your spine but no real issue to find externally that may have been the cause and didn't show any discomfort when we held and loved on her so figure it might have been internal somehow. Skampers, her sister, is doing okay as she has been experiencing some separation from Lil' One since the procedure but had recently started sleeping near her more so we will be paying even more attention to her so she doesn't get down as we had a ferret in the past do this. It saddens me deeply to know I will no longer ruffle her lion-like mane she developed again on her head after the injection or hold her small frame close in a snuggle as she was a smaller female but to know she is no longer suffering and running, dooking and having a grand ferret time with all her other fuzzy friends that have gone ahead makes me smile. Lil' One is greatly missed already and will always be close at heart! Take care all and be sure to give your fuzzy an extra ruffle and snuggle each day. Kim, Reg and Skampers [Posted in FML 6823]