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Post by miamiferret2 on Oct 11, 2011 19:40:09 GMT -5
I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I lost my Cosmo at 1.5 years of age. They are together now at rainbow bridge. My cosmo will be his friend. They are free of sickness and pain. I wish there was something that I could say to make you feel better. ((Hugs))
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2011 20:08:39 GMT -5
I feel your pain. I lost my 1st ferret earlier this year to this disease. He was just over a year old.  You should try the homeopathic ignatia - it is for grief ( doesn't get rid of it, but helps you not to be overwhelmed by it). Take it every 1/2 hr to begin with, decreasing as you feel better. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2011 23:19:00 GMT -5
so sorry.. |
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Post by sherik on Oct 11, 2011 23:33:54 GMT -5
I'm really sorry about Rob. DIP little guy
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2011 14:19:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2011 14:26:59 GMT -5
thanks, i appreciate it a lot!
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Post by Sherry on Oct 12, 2011 19:33:05 GMT -5
What you do is learn to cope. Losing that first ferret is the hardest thing there is- most of us realize that, unfortunately. But...you cope. For the others more than anything else at first. It will start to get easier, as hard as that is to believe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2011 21:28:16 GMT -5
One of the main reasons is that he was so young. another reason, he was kept in a cage all his life. he got two months to play. we were going to rehabilitate him, get him to like male ferrets, but never ended up integrating, or giving him back to the shelter. the reason? when we brought him home he had no idea what to do with all of the space. the first thing he did was look around and immediatly ran in circles everywhere. he was so happy to be able to be a ferret instead of a caged rat. he only got two months:( I will have to learn to cope eventually, Hagrid is getting up to the adrenal/inslinoma age he is almost 4 years old. coda is 3 and 1/2, stiv is 3. Tubesock is my youngest at 1 and 1/2 years.it is just so hard.
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Post by Heather on Oct 12, 2011 22:34:16 GMT -5
You gave him that...you gave him a life outside of a cage and that is what you have to believe. You gave him the greatest gift to live what life he had as a happy ferret. I don't know why this happens but it happens a lot. A wee one finally gets their forever home and learns what life can offer and then they leave and continue their travels to the bridge. A friend explained to me (one night when I was doing just what you're doing now....grieving for a furfriend, a heart fuzz) that ferrets are not a selfish lot, that they share their lives with many. You gave Rob all the love he needed to earn his heartkey. Now, he's moved on and made space so that another ferret can earn their heartkey. Its the way they work, I've come to believe that. I've also learned that they never leave, they're never really gone. Some day when you're sitting quietly and thinking of Rob, you will see a ferret out of the corner of your eye...when you look there won't be one there. Some day, you will feel a gentle brush of whiskers on your ankle, your cheek but know that there is no ferret there. Some dark night, in your sleep your wee one will share time with you in your dreams. They never really leave us, they walk with us, comfort us and visit with us, we just have to stop grieving long enough to let them in. It never gets any easier, but believing this has made it more tolerable.
ciao
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Post by Thérèse on Oct 13, 2011 7:44:55 GMT -5
Condolences on Rob's passing. I know the pain of rescuing a ferret from an unacceptable life to have them taken just when they were beginning to have a life. All you can do is remember if it wasn't for you he wouldn't even have had that brief joy to his life and know that he will always treasure his time with you as he awaits you at the bridge and watches you bring love to other ferrets that need it
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Post by shilohismygirl on Oct 15, 2011 9:48:14 GMT -5
I am so sorry for your loss. I know that most of us can't know exactly how you feel, but I imagine you're going through a lot of agony with Polar Bear and now Rob. Just know that with these guys, there was nothing you could do. You did give Rob the gift of love and freedom, and he's at the bridge thanking you for that and his heart key right now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 10:02:46 GMT -5
its horrible also because i Volunteer at a ferret shelter. Polar bear brought in this mutated form of ECE which is what killed him. now all of the older ferrets are having the same fate-coma-stuff in the lungs-bloody poo and euthinization:(
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Post by crazylady on Oct 15, 2011 13:28:46 GMT -5
Hi I am so sorry cry your tears then smile for him for you see you taught him love ! something he had never had you also taught him about freedom and life in those few months you showed him humans could love they could understand and he will pass on this message at the bridge some where out there is another rob he will find you and you will know as heather has said they are never selfish once there heart is filled with love they move on they want empty hearts to experience what they have felt to share the wonders of the world and the feeling of love but those they truly love they never leave they visit in dreams and watch over us close your eyes you will feel him and smell him your last gift of love was to let him drift away pain free his last gift to you was to fill a part of your heart and memory a special friend who will remain forever more would he want you to cry no ! he would want you to feel his love as he was loved sending hugs your way take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 17:38:03 GMT -5
I am very sorry for your loss  I haven't had to deal with losing a ferret - I am a new ferrent -- but last June I had to make the decision to put my cat and best friend of 16 years down. I still think I see her occasionally in her favorite sleeping spots. It sounds like Rob was a very, very lucky ferret to have you as his ferrant. Those two months you gave him: absolutely amazing. You did so, so much for him, and you will be able to do so much for other furbabies. It's hard, but it does get easier with time, I promise. <3 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 17:45:57 GMT -5
Sherry posted this link elsewhere...I lit a candle virtually and in real life for your baby. I wish you peace, knowing your fuzzy is dooking around happily, and loves you very very much for the time you gave him. Ooops, helps if i post the link...  www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=HF |
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