My FML Family, Today, the gray sky opened up with as many raindrops as I had tears. Today, things were changed with one small, but horrible word. lymphoma. ! week and 1 day after celebrating that my beloved Buddy, did not have cancer, things have dramatically changed for the worse. Upon another exam, today, it has been determined that the lymph nodes in Buddy's body have indeed grown. At first exam 1 week and 1 day prior to today, there was only one swollen lymph node in Buddy's belly, seen during surgery, and NO indication of any other swollen nodes. Today, there are swollen nodes all over his body. My wonderful vet, Dr Potts, could not have been more compassionate as he told me, and truly saddened for me. He took Buddy in the back to remove his stitches from surgery last week (11 days ago actually). He told me, "Do you know how badly I did not want to come back to this room and tell you? I just wanted to go home." He held me as my composure waned and tears overtook me. I brought Buddy in today because of that ominous feeling, something's not right, his eyes are not right, he's not acting right. Unfortunetly, I was right, but the wrong kind of right. Today, Buddy's and my world changed, Today we know, that he does indeed have cancer, 2 weeks to the day that I lay my Holly bear to rest this same horrible beast rears it ugly head once more, poised to take another innocent victim.. To say I am in shock would be an understatement. Not that this should happen to any ferret, but why Buddy? He is the smartest ferret I've ever known. He can almost speak with his eyes. Holly's decline and passing was traumatic, as are any illnesses and passings. Now I have to do this again, far, far too soon. *$^@ you, lymphoma. Sue [Posted in FML 7366]