wonderful. Sugar fell in love with him immediately, and the feeling was
mutual. Sugar did indeed have adrenal tumors, but was not able to have
the surgery. Dr. Fear discovered that he had advanced heart disease
(left undiscovered by our last vet, and I'm really mad about that), thus
making an operation impossible. We spent the last two weeks loving,
playing, spoiling and saying our good-byes to the most wonderful Ferret
ever to walk this earth. We've all been doing nothing buy crying and
reminiscing about this fuzzy little friend, and it's the hardest thing
I've ever had to do. On Thursday, September 5th, our baby went to the
other side. I thought I was OK now, but I'm still crying.......I guess
I'll do that for a while.
Cassie is doing well, but she obviously misses her best buddy. She
seems so small and lonely in her bed, and when she's out all she does is
look for Sugar. I've been watching to make sure she still eats and she
doesn't get lonely as we play with her all the time. I couldn't stand
to lose my little princess because of loneliness. I did my best to
minimize his smell in the house and the cage, but he's still here. I
don't think there was ever a more compatible pair. When one would get
up from a nap and move, the other would go snuggle in the new location
within 15 minutes. They were always together, most of the time with
their little arms wrapped around each other.
Please understand, this was not an easy decision for any of us,
especially me. He started to lose weight, had lost about 85% of his
beautiful fur, and couldn't make it to the litter box (he was NEVER
scolded for that!!) I really didn't want him to suffer or end up in
pain, and that's why we all decided to let him go when we did. We have
some wonderful pictures of him, and even some video of him with sound.
He had the happiest little "dook" and it always sounded like he was
giving a good belly-laugh. I'll send them later, if that's OK, and
maybe you can add them to your memorial page.
I took a while and looked at your site, which is coming along
fantastic! I was especially touched by your memorials, and they have
helped me cope a little better with this. You both are doing a
wonderful job, and I thank the Lord for people like you. Perhaps, down
the road a bit, we might adopt a new friend for Cassie. But we all need
a little time to adjust to the loss.
Thanks,
Lee Ann