Sad Days at Our House....

sparkyharky · 07-14-2008, 01:27 PM

Sad days at our house...3 of my ferrets died Sunday. We are chalking up two of them to old age and one no clue. I went to let them out Sunday when I got up and found three of my fuzzies dead.

We miss them so much and my roomie and I are taking it pretty hard. We loved the little cusses.

Please pray for us. We can't deal with another loss. NONE showed ANY sign of illness or weakness...Saturday they were healthy and playful, Sunday they were dead.

arabiancowgirl · 07-14-2008, 01:37 PM

Are you positive it couldn't be some kind of virus? Maybe they ate something they shouldn't have

R.I.P Little ferrets

Gotta Love Duns · 07-14-2008, 01:37 PM

Oh no, I'm so sorry.

cameo05 · 07-14-2008, 01:38 PM

I am so sorry for your loss. Sometimes there is no explanation for things and why they happen. Hugs to you.

pasomystic · 07-14-2008, 01:39 PM

O my--that would be hard to take! So sorry for your loss. Sounds awfully strange that three would die at the same time from natural causes. Any chance a new food or a new bag of the old food was started yesterday? Any visitors that could have put something in the cage/cages? Water quality hasn't changed? Nothing could have scared them terribly? A poisoned rodent couldn't have slipped in and been eaten or anything?

Am sure you have wracked your brains but sometimes it is something you just do not think of.

Stormy's Human · 07-14-2008, 02:11 PM

So sorry for your horrible loss. Hopefully you can get to think only of the fun you had with them instead of how much you miss them. RIP little babies!

tallyho · 07-14-2008, 02:14 PM

oh how terrible for you!! I am sorry to hear that......and it does seem ODD that 3 went at the same time, no apparent reason......
hugs

Kemstar · 07-14-2008, 02:15 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss.

It seems very strange for you to loose all three at the same time....did you change foods suddenly? Perhaps it was a new bag of food you fed?

I know you and your room mate are grieving, but this sounds more than just coincidental to me.

Sending hugs and prayers and hoping you have many fond memories of your little friends.

Peter-John's Love · 07-14-2008, 02:38 PM

Prayers are there to surround you and your roomie in comfort at this time of huge loss.

It is so hard to have a sudden death (3 suddenly dying is such a huge and overwhelming loss). It will be hard to find any comfort in the depths of sorrow.

Perhaps the fact that they were happy and playing on Saturday will actually help you heart in your grief...ferrets wilting away in illness is not a life for them...to say it is a blessing that they died quickly is harsh; but knowing ferrets, it is actually a blessing that they lived joyfully getting into trouble like ferrets live to do until the moment they wiggled into heaven.

Your little fuzzies wiggled there way into your hearts and that love will remain forever. ((((hugs))))

R.I.P. beloved fuzzy ferrets

**seerfarm** · 07-14-2008, 03:18 PM

My thought and prayers on the loss of your fuzzy friends.

Peter-John's Love · 07-16-2008, 04:09 PM

Just checking to see how you are doing?

Did you find anything more about what happened?

Grief is a long hard road. Just wanted to let you know we are here for you.

sparkyharky · 07-18-2008, 01:53 PM

So far we are dealing with the deaths of our beloved fuzzies. It is hard and has affected both my roomies and myself. Even the remaining ferrets show some signs of grief. We are watching the others like a hawk to see if anyone is showing signs of illness. So far, NOTHING! That is a good thing. I don't think we could handle another loss right now. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers!

thumpersgirl · 07-23-2008, 11:51 AM

I'm very late coming into this one but sorry to hear about the ferrets.

Are the other ones still doing okay?

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07-14-2008, 01:27 PM
sparkyharky Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 794	Sad Days at Our House.... Sad days at our house...3 of my ferrets died Sunday. We are chalking up two of them to old age and one no clue. I went to let them out Sunday when I got up and found three of my fuzzies dead. We miss them so much and my roomie and I are taking it pretty hard. We loved the little cusses. Please pray for us. We can't deal with another loss. NONE showed ANY sign of illness or weakness...Saturday they were healthy and playful, Sunday they were dead. __________________ In Loving Memory of my mother: Leona T. Harkenreader September 19, 1936 to November 23, 2007. You are missed!

07-14-2008, 01:37 PM
arabiancowgirl Long Yearling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,156	Are you positive it couldn't be some kind of virus? Maybe they ate something they shouldn't have R.I.P Little ferrets __________________ I thank God for my horses and german shepherds.

07-14-2008, 01:37 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,941	Oh no, I'm so sorry. __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

07-14-2008, 01:38 PM
cameo05 Bombproof Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8,838	I am so sorry for your loss. Sometimes there is no explanation for things and why they happen. Hugs to you. __________________

07-14-2008, 01:39 PM
pasomystic Long Yearling Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,470	O my--that would be hard to take! So sorry for your loss. Sounds awfully strange that three would die at the same time from natural causes. Any chance a new food or a new bag of the old food was started yesterday? Any visitors that could have put something in the cage/cages? Water quality hasn't changed? Nothing could have scared them terribly? A poisoned rodent couldn't have slipped in and been eaten or anything? Am sure you have wracked your brains but sometimes it is something you just do not think of. __________________ We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.

07-14-2008, 02:11 PM
Stormy's Human Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seville, Florida Posts: 1,230	So sorry for your horrible loss. Hopefully you can get to think only of the fun you had with them instead of how much you miss them. RIP little babies!

07-14-2008, 02:14 PM
tallyho Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Trappe, PA Posts: 1,115	oh how terrible for you!! I am sorry to hear that......and it does seem ODD that 3 went at the same time, no apparent reason...... hugs

07-14-2008, 02:15 PM
Kemstar Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salem, Virginia Posts: 853	I'm so sorry for your loss. It seems very strange for you to loose all three at the same time....did you change foods suddenly? Perhaps it was a new bag of food you fed? I know you and your room mate are grieving, but this sounds more than just coincidental to me. Sending hugs and prayers and hoping you have many fond memories of your little friends. __________________ May we all ride as well as we do in our dreams!

07-14-2008, 02:38 PM
Peter-John's Love Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 754	Prayers are there to surround you and your roomie in comfort at this time of huge loss. It is so hard to have a sudden death (3 suddenly dying is such a huge and overwhelming loss). It will be hard to find any comfort in the depths of sorrow. Perhaps the fact that they were happy and playing on Saturday will actually help you heart in your grief...ferrets wilting away in illness is not a life for them...to say it is a blessing that they died quickly is harsh; but knowing ferrets, it is actually a blessing that they lived joyfully getting into trouble like ferrets live to do until the moment they wiggled into heaven. Your little fuzzies wiggled there way into your hearts and that love will remain forever. ((((hugs)))) R.I.P. beloved fuzzy ferrets __________________ Love is a visible gift of God like when you see Peter-John's and Darlin's souls touch

07-14-2008, 03:18 PM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,824	My thought and prayers on the loss of your fuzzy friends. __________________ The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.

07-16-2008, 04:09 PM
Peter-John's Love Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 754	Just checking to see how you are doing? Did you find anything more about what happened? Grief is a long hard road. Just wanted to let you know we are here for you. __________________ Love is a visible gift of God like when you see Peter-John's and Darlin's souls touch

07-18-2008, 01:53 PM
sparkyharky Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 794	So far we are dealing with the deaths of our beloved fuzzies. It is hard and has affected both my roomies and myself. Even the remaining ferrets show some signs of grief. We are watching the others like a hawk to see if anyone is showing signs of illness. So far, NOTHING! That is a good thing. I don't think we could handle another loss right now. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers! __________________ In Loving Memory of my mother: Leona T. Harkenreader September 19, 1936 to November 23, 2007. You are missed!

07-23-2008, 11:51 AM
thumpersgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,384	I'm very late coming into this one but sorry to hear about the ferrets. Are the other ones still doing okay? __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.