Beware of the Vet who says, "I'll read up on the procedure, but I'm confident."

Over a year ago, we had our Yogi. An unaltered, "breeder" from a breeder in Arazona. We snuck him back into California, (since ferrets are ILLEGAL there,.. yes,... STILL ILLEGAL!!) and have enjoyed him ever since. When we moved here to Washington, I wanted to get him a playmate... or two. But, the only way that was going to happen was if I got him fixed. (I didn't want him beating up other males, and trying to rape females all the time!) So I went to the vet to talk to him about it. I remember him sayiing that he would read up on the procedure. That he was confident. I should have known better.
We had the procedure done. I felt HORRIBLE when I brought him home. Swollen,.. bleeding, and I was praying that he didn't have to make a poop for a LONG time!
"And they put KITS through this?!" I thought. "How could they survive?!" Ever since that happened, he was not the same. He had dirahea ALL THE TIME, he wasen't very palyful, and slept a lot more. I just thought that he was still kind of recovering,.... or maybe something in the food wasen't agreeing with him,.. maybe he cought a cold? Certanily it coulden't have been because of the surgery!
Last Saturday,.. while making a movie for friends and family out of state,.. I decided to intorduce my Fuzzies. Out came Bernard,... and Bianca... but no Yogi. Thinking he was still sleeping, like he normally did, I reached for the sack. "Oh, common Yogi!...." What I felt, wasen't the Yogi I knew. He was cold, and hardening. I had to get my Husband. I coulden't bear to reach in and get him. He was only 3 years old.

We burried him in the garden. I made a cross out of apple tree branches,... but coulden't bear to put it in the ground where he was burried. I wasen't ready. It coulden't be... HE coulden't be... dead.
Later on that day, I noticed the cross at Yogi's grave. Our 7 year old son put it into the ground, perfectly.
Today is Wednesday. I'm still crying. I know Yogi could never be replaced. I wanted to get another ferret,... I wanted to get the world's population of Ferret Shelter's, and take all of the ferrets home with me and drownd myself in taking care of them. Since this is impossible, I looked into Fostering from this shelter. The one I will be getting this Saturday just happens to look just like Yogi. I didn't plan it this way,.. maybe it's Yogi's way of saying something to me?


In loving memory of Yogi.

In memory of Yogi, who passed this past Saturday. :*(

Margo,

I am so very sorry for your loss. You're right, Yogi was much too young.

On a brighter note, I remember Bernard and Bianca from the shelter...they were a bunch of fun!

Kindest regards....there is nothing like losing a fuzzy family member.

Leanna

Thank you. I will be in on Saturday to foster PERMANANTLY (if that's ok with you) Sasha, Apricot, and Aaliyah. I thnk B&B will enjoy them,.. I think they miss Yogi too.

Thanks so much for having such a great Shelter. When I get there on Saturday, I will talk with you guys about possibly giving you some of my time to help out with the fuzzies.

-Margo

In memory of Yogi, who passed this past Saturday. :*(

Well, I don't make the foster decisions, but I would certainly think that arrangement would work. Those 3 are adorable, in my humble opinion.

And we can ALWAYS use more volunteers.

I am so sorry for your loss.
I am a rather new fuzzy mom but I so love them. I don't even want to think about the day that my guys cross over.
Good luck to you and your little ones!

Thank you for your kind words. I've owned ferrets for a while, and I have NEVER had one die before.
Today has been better though, I haven't cried today..... then again, it's only 10:00 a.m. (lol).

The kids are excited about going to the Shelter Saturday to foster 3 new fuzzies. My Husband isn't really thrilled,.... Yogi was very special to him too. When we picked out Yogi, about 2 minutes later he got a call from his step mom who told him that his father had just passed away, ( had cancer from smoking... DON'T SMOKE!!) so Yogi was... I guess a new life for my Husband when his Dad's ended.
I know, I know,... you must think that our home is the most depressed, down trodden home on the planet! LOL,... really it's not. We do love to laugh, and have fun. I think our home is pretty happy. We,.... I just have to get over this little bump in the road.

I grow and sell Kona Coffee Trees here at my house. It's the plant that makes your Coffee Beans! (It's really kind of neat.) In memory of Yogi, I will be donating $1.00 off of each Tree sold to the Washington Ferret Rescue And Shelter. It's the least I can do. When my sales get bigger, then I will be able to donate more.

Enjoy your newest little, "Carpet Shark". He/she will bring a smile to your face, and wet kisses to your lip and or nose!
Let me know how it goes!

Again, thanks for the kind words.

-Margo

In memory of Yogi, who passed this past Saturday. :*(