Hello everybody, I'm writing because I'm concerned about my now only fuzzy, Matilda. She's a senior at 7 and a half years old. She unfortunately is adrenal and has insulinoma, arthritis and cataracts. In spite all this, I think she's in pretty good shape. She eats with appetite, and seems to be enjoying her hammie and her fleece blankets (she sleeps a lot now). However, recently I have noticed that she doesn't make it to the "bathroom" and soils herself, her bedding, anywhere she happens to be at the time the urge comes. My vet has always told us that you know it's time to let them cross the bridge when they start soiling themselves (considering they are very clean animals and will make every effort to keep their bed and food clean). So my husband has been telling me that perhaps the time is coming to let her go. I don't think so, I believe Matilda's incontinence has more to do with her age that with her being very sick, just like many senior human beings who happen to use diapers. Any thoughts? Has anyone observed that senior fuzzies develop incontinence, not linked to suffering or sickness, but just age? Also, she lives in a 3 floor cage, but I'm starting to think she might be more comfortable and perhaps would be able to make it to the litter box if I moved her to a single floor cage. On the other hand, maybe having a 3 floor house helps her get a little exercise going up and down? Besides, this is the cage she has lived in practically her whole life so I don't know... After all this rambling, I'm just looking for thoughts and others' experiences with oldies. I want my baby to live the last part of her life as nicely and comfy as possible. There should be a Senior Ferrets for Dummies! Thanks for reading. Alicia and The Precious -- Matilda & Mateo and Lucas @The Bridge [Posted in FML 6865]