Hi folks. I just wanted to vent a little. I just, as of 1 hour ago, lost Kyland. This, after losing Missy only 3 weeks ago. It started about 4 weeks ago. During their out of cage play-time, I noticed that Missy was very lethargic. I took her to the vet the next day and he kept her for a few days. Without going into details here ( I suck at medical terminology ), she improved a little so he realeased her. We were giving her anti-biotics and having to force feed her. That lasted about a week or so until that dreadful day. I got her out of her cage to feed her after I got home from work. She clearly didn't want to eat. I could not get her mouth open for anything. I kept trying and after about an hour, I gave up. I knew that she wasn't going to make it. So, I laid her down and sat next to her. She eventually took her last breath while I was petting her. That's the first time I watched an animal die. Let me tell you that it's really hard. She was approx. 4 years old. Last week I noticed Kyland was not able to pass anything. He would try and try but nothing would come out. This is why I'm really pissed at myself. I gave him some petromalt and ignored it. Well, yesterday, he was extremely lethargic and I took him to the vet this morning. He was pretty rough. During treatment, he passed on. He was approx. 6 years old. *sigh* I still have nine ferrrets. As they are getting older, I supposed this is going to happen even more. Oh, well, thanks for your ears (er, eyes). -Roger [Posted in FML issue 2647]