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Post by storm on Nov 16, 2017 21:29:16 GMT -5
Those of you who knew Twiggy knew she was was an adorable ferret and quite the character. I had to say goodbye today. She developed sudden complications due to her liver disease. We took her in for emergency surgery but she didn't make it. We thought that she had a blockage but it turned out that a cyst had ruptured inside her. They actually managed to remove the cancer and flush out all of the fluid but she passed away shortly after they finished. we were worried that if we tried surgery that this would happen and it did. It may seem odd but I find a little comfort in the fact that at least she doesn't have any cancer in her anymore.
It seems unreal that's she's gone. She did so well and survived for so long. I'm going to make a post for her in the rainbow bridge folder but I just don't want to right now. There was only one Twiggy in this world and she will be missed.
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Poseidon
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Raw and Whole Prey Feeder
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Post by Poseidon on Nov 17, 2017 4:14:50 GMT -5
I didn't know Twiggy as I've not been on the forum long but I'm sorry for your loss of your furbaby... Dook In Peace Twiggy
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Nov 17, 2017 5:01:42 GMT -5
Oh I am terribly sorry:(
Dook In Peace sweet Twiggy,you will be missed so much.
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Post by Sherry on Nov 17, 2017 7:44:12 GMT -5
I am so so sorry  And yes, I do think you made the right decision for her to have had the surgery. If it was presenting as a blockage she'd have been in a lot of pain. |
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Post by unclejoe on Nov 17, 2017 9:18:12 GMT -5
I'm really sorry. You did all you could for her. DIP little one : (
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Post by storm on Nov 17, 2017 11:01:07 GMT -5
Thank you all. I will miss her. There was no choice but to do surgery or to put her to sleep. She suddenly became sick and lethargic barely wanting to get up and move around. I chose surgery because I wanted to give her her last chance and she almost made it. It's very frustrating that she survived surgery only to pass away right after. It's hard to accept. I'll try to make a rainbow bridge post for her later today.
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Post by storm on Nov 17, 2017 12:02:03 GMT -5
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Post by unclejoe on Nov 17, 2017 15:47:17 GMT -5
::huggs::
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Post by LindaM on Nov 17, 2017 16:32:54 GMT -5
My heart broke to read this, I've been a bit preoccupied with life lately and somewhat inactive here on the forum. I am so sorry for not being able to respond sooner. I'm so deeply sorry for the loss of your little angel, but you can take heart in the fact she no longer suffers, and she made it her life's passion to make as many memories of her to remember her by as she could. You were a wonderful momma to her, and I'm sure she will visit your dreams and memories often.
DIP darling one! <3
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Post by unclejoe on Nov 17, 2017 19:14:17 GMT -5
My heart broke to read this, I've been a bit preoccupied with life lately and somewhat inactive here on the forum. I am so sorry for not being able to respond sooner. I'm so deeply sorry for the loss of your little angel, but you can take heart in the fact she no longer suffers, and she made it her life's passion to make as many memories of her to remember her by as she could. You were a wonderful momma to her, and I'm sure she will visit your dreams and memories often. DIP darling one! <3 That is so well said... I haven't been able to put it in words because I tear up when I open this thread. I know how devastating it is to lose a heart ferret. I've lost at least 4 among the 20 that we've lost and I hurt with you storm. |
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Post by storm on Nov 17, 2017 20:19:20 GMT -5
unclejoe Thak you. That girl had a personality like no other. I had someone suggest getting another ferret to make it four again but no, that won’t help. And I wouldn’t give her companions something else to adjust to. It isn’t just ferret that I fell in love with. I love the whole ferretness and all that goes with it but what I fell in love is Twiggy, Snowball, Nibbles and Little Bear. There is only one of each of them. I am glad to still have three of them. I have gotten a little paranoid of late constantly checking on them but it’s hard not to. LindaM Don’t worry about it. Life happens and there is no way you could have known. She did create a lot of memories for me and she will be on my mind often for a long time now.
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Post by LindaM on Nov 18, 2017 0:22:36 GMT -5
unclejoe I sat a good while and just cried in front on the computer when I saw this, she may not have been my ferret, but boy it still cuts to the core. The losses of these sweet furchildren.. any of them.. they are heart-rending. And more so when you have tried to follow along with their lives and adventures. They become like your own, even though they are far away. storm Nothing is ever going to replace Twiggy... it just doesn't happen that way. You could get another fuzz, but it will always be different. Time alone will heal the pain. And the paranoia is totally normal given the events that have transpired.. heck, the one night I had a truly horrendous nightmare in which my little Athena had been hurt, I was so shook up about it that when I woke I made my husband be the first one to check up on our furkids to make sure everyone is alright, and when he brought me Athena, perfectly fine, I broke down into a puddle of tears from the relief.
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Post by storm on Nov 18, 2017 8:33:34 GMT -5
LindaM I probably will be paranoid for a while but I see that I’m not alone. I just don’t want to lose any more.
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