Hi all, To Jennifer, >I have to ask a really touchy question. It may be painful, but >I'd really like some feedback. I know several people have lost >ferrets recently, and my heart goes out to you all. Here's my >question: what do you do after he dies? Like burial, where? I buried my little Ferret in my yard, and built a little rock garden around her. When I take care of the flowers I feel like I'm taking care of her. The problem is that I worry about when, someday soon, I'll move. This is what I wish I had done: a friend of mine has a family compound that she never plans to sell and allows friends and relatives to bury their pets there. It's a nice little pet cemetary, not a "pet sematary" and it would be nice to know my little ferret was there. Maybe you know someone who could let you have a little plot on their land. When my cat, Cliffie, died, I had a little cherrywood box built for his ashes. I have not ever buried his ashes, I don't know if this is pathological or not. I wish I had done this for my Ferret. I hope this is not too depressing for our other readers. I agree that thinking about these things in advance somehow makes it easier (slightly easier) when the time comes. To Victoria: I admire your strength and your commitment to Antigone. I had to make a similar decision when my cat Cliffie died. I have been thinking about you, and about my little Ferret, and about Cliffie, a lot. I wish you hadn't had to go through this, but I'm glad Antigone had found her way to you so that she was loved and protected in the last days of her life. What more can we offer than this? Rachel and the Magnificent 7, and Cliffie and the Ferret (in spirit), from Martha's Vineyard Island. [Posted in FML issue 0756]