To Kristen Thelander; Yes, back in March I let my crew out and my Squeeky was lying there with her eyes half open, gently curled up like when sleeping. I nudged her & no response. I picked her up & she was not even warm, so she passed on sometime during the night. She was about 6, but showed no signs of sickness, and nothing unusual like Nikki's blood on the teeth. That sounds very strange if it came from her. I was going thru grieving but also wondering if I should have been more aware of something, etc.. The usual somehow I should have known & done something. I'm learning over time that some things we just can't do very much about. My Son helped when he said that she went in her sleep, maby of some sort of heart failure, but at home, with her family, and if you have to go, what better way could there be. It seemed to help as I pondered it over the next few days. I had Squeeky examined and the only thing found was a very large spleen. The reason for doing so was to try & learn if there is something I could watch out for & maby do something about with the others in the future. Squeeky was perhaps a bit slow, and I wondered if she was nearsighted as if she first woke up & I put my fingers in the cage to stroke her, she'd bite one, I think mistaking it for food, as then she'd release it & look like "I'm sorry, I'm not awake yet". She was only my second ferret & so had received little benefit of things I learned dealing with Timmy's lymphoma & healing. My condolences as you walk thru the grieving process. Take care, Gary Violence is not strength, Compassion is not weakness. From Camelot. [Posted in FML issue 1368]