Post by mavrick813 on Sept 2, 2012 23:11:00 GMT -5
After fighting for some time Flash went down hill very fast. he spent a week at Father Natures Ferret Rescue being babied and cared for meticulously by Keith. I picked him up 2 days ago and found that he wasn't doing as well as I'd hoped but we had a plan to keep him comfortable and thriving to the best of his ability.
However even with the detailed instructions I was following and around the clock care I was providing Flash got weaker by the hour. After a day and a half Flash could barely lift his head and was truly suffering when it broke my heart to have to make the call to help him on his way to peace.
We wrapped him up in his favorite blankie and held him and told him how much we loved him and were going to miss him. My children 8 & 6 were truly saddened to the core by this turn of events. But they knew that Flash deserved better then what he was dealing with. With broken hearts we all said our goodbyes and I took him to NorthStar vets in NJ where I was greeted by some of the most compassionate staff, and Drs I've encountered.
They took flash for evaluation and were devastated to find that they would not be able to find a vein because of the severity of Anemia Flash had. They informed me that a standard euthanasia in this situation was not for the feint of heart and that they normally wouldn't allow a person to be present but in this circumstance they would not object if either me or the G/F wanted to be their.
Sadly the G/F was so broken up that she opted to stay in a family room, and I stayed to support her. NorthStar Dr. helped Flash to pass and then brought him back to me in his Blankie, they went above and beyond by making me a mold of Flash Paws with a beautiful copy of the Rainbow Bridge Poem.
Flash was a tenacious, wily kit that was dealt a hand that was truly overwhelming. I find myself wishing that I could have known sooner, been able to do more, been able to fix him. Anger rages at big breeding farms that would disregard health and well being for a profit margin. Ignoring that the critters they peddle will invade the hearts and souls of families throughout the country.
But in the end the only thing I could offer Flash was a spot in my heart, and a chance at peace. Flash will forever be remembered in my front yard under our flowerbed, with the memories of childhood chalk drawings and ferrets Dooking in the grass. In his blankie, Inside of the box colored by my children with hearts and family.
DIP Flash.
Mike Fisher
