Hello, this is Angela, and I know I haven't sent any letters recently. I had been busy taking care of Patches. She recently (about a month ago), died in her sleep. She acctually died of old age other over her fur loss. Our vet said that she wasn't a good candidate for surgery, she was too old and weak. She probably would have died during it. She passed away comfortably, with her food next to her side, and a very soft bed to lie in. I grieve her loss, but I know she passed happily. She was bald and beautiful (please excuse the phrase). On a good note, I just went to Suzan's house (she is a ferret rescue downtown from Peoria, AZ). I went to see a male chocolate, neutered, and decented. She rescued him frome a young man that told her he could no longer take care of him. I thought it was good that he recognized that. He had him sleeping in newspaper, and you can imagine how that felt. He WAS not litter trained, but caught on quickly. He is a kit of one year. He obviously has not finished growing, because his skin doesn't fit, his feet are too big, and he has a strangely large head compared to his body. He is very skinny; he used to be on canned food, and I hope I am not offending anybody when I say, that was a pretty dumb idea. His coat is rough and very dull from the food. He does not know what attention really is. For the first two hours I had him, he slept in my arms. I hope he is very happy in my house with his soft blankets and quality food. -- Angela Larson ICQ# 1192897 [log in to unmask] http://www.randylarson.com [Posted in FML issue 2105]