We have bad news, yesterday we went with Diablo to a vet that his specialized in ferrets because of his lower fang that was growing out of his mouth and the fact that he seemed to be sleeping all the time and without energy. It turns out that I hadn't noticed that his jaw was deformed. His lower left jaw was growing faster then the rest of his jaw. So it was very painful for him to eat since all of his left lower teeth weren't aligned with the rest of his jaw, and also because his lower left fang was poking him in the nose and the lip. That, added to the fact that he had a prolapsed rectum and the fact that at 3 months and 1 week old his weight was 180 g., which I didn't know if it was normal due to the fact that he was the first ferret we had, and the fact that he was starting to vomit didn't give us a lot of choices. It was either, go throught x-rays, which he had to be put under to be done, and then an operation to restore his jaw, and then dentist treatments for his teeth, all of which could've grown easily to 600$-700$ and of which he had slim chances of surviving because of his low energy and weight, or have him put out of his misery and let him rest in peace. When you look at the facts, the choice his easy. When you look in your heart, it's a whole other story. As I am writing these words, I am feeling great sadness. He was the first pet we got and in those 2 weeks and a half he was with us our love for him grew a lot. He was such a good boy. We miss you Diablo. We hope that you can finally play and war dance and do all that stuff that little ferrets do in ferret heaven. So that is the sad part. But there is always a good side to a story, as sad as the bad side can be, and here it is. We went to the pet store were we bought Diablo and with a letter from the vet they let us choose another one wich they had received on the 11th. The little guy is a sable male with a brown collar and at 7 and a half weeks old, already twice the size that Diablo was. He his also very, very playful. He seems to be in perfect health but needless to say, we are going to the vet tonight with him to have him checked out. We haven't given him a name yet but hopefully by tomorrow we'll have one for him. Thank you for all of you who helped us when we had questions. This community his the best thing a person owned by a ferret could have. Again, thank you. Hugo & Julie and the little guy [Posted in FML issue 2497]