Fluffy Ferret Forum
General Category => The Rainbow bridge => Topic started by: Shell on May 18, 2011, 06:53:37 PM
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as some of you may have read in the help section, i just had the dreadful shock of having the vet tell me that my tiny little boy courage should be put to sleep. i knew i would feel aweful when i had to go through losing a ferret, but i never imagined id feel this bad, and especially after just four days of having him. i had to come and post this right away, becuase i dont really know any other ferret people, and other people just dont understand, in fact the vet told me i should go ask the breeder for a refund as the 'animal wasnt viable', which enraged me to the point of tears.
im so sorry little one, you didnt have a great start to life, and i really thought i was going to give you a fantastic life here with us, i was looking forward to showing you so many things, and giving you happy, carefree life, and you barely got started, RIP my couragous little boy x
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This has just brought me to tears
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Rest in Peace couragous poor little pumpkin :angel1:
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Oh... I am so sorry, that is awful.
Poor little Guy, sounds like there was something deeply seated, that was wrong with the birth, knowing that the mother died as well.
:adore: :angel1: Sweet Dreams Little courage, it was a very short life, but you did have someone who cared for you deeply, so now have fun at the bridge while you wait for her. :angel1: :adore:
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:cry: :cry: I am so so sorry, that's devastating.
But Courage lived up to his name in his short time with you, and will live in your heart. :cry: :adore:
And a fuzzy hug from us :fuzzyhug:
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very sad to hear that,,no life at all really..poor little dooker,,,dont worry,,youle meet him at the bridge;;
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he did! he tried so hard! and ill never forget him, no matter how short his little time was.
thnx suz
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When you get a chance, and feel up to it, it would be nice to put a couple of his pictures in the first post, so that one day, in the future you can look back and be reminded of how cute he was.
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its a nice idea clive, and i deff will.
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not lookingforward to waking up tomorrow and not hearing his little voice shouting from his cage, wondering where i am, but you have to look at the good things in life, and knowing that when i wake up my little curious will be either snoozing on my pilow or jumping about my head looking for a chase is something im very grateful for.
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Suz and I were saying last night, that no matter how many ferrets we have had, we never forget any that have passed on. Everyone has a unique thing that made them our monsters, but you can't beat having other ferrets around as it really does help keep it all in perspective. Not only that, but in our case one or two take time to be extra special for a few days to help us move along.
Curious will most likely sense your grief, and go into over drive to try and cheer you up. :adore:
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really is so sad he had such a short life, at least he got to be spoilt rotton before his passing :adore:
Dook on lil Courage :angel1:
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I'm so very sorry.
Ill be thinking of you. Xxxx
Sleep well courage. Xxxx
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yeah im glad i went out my way to try out all thos different foods. in his short time here he developed a great love of chicken wing, it a good memory, him with his little arms wrapped around a wing almost as big as him trying to knaw it with his tiny teeth, im glad that he had some happyness in his short time.
do you have any thoughts on another kit fron the same litter?
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and she has been already clive, acting more rediculous than normal, had a great carry on helping me change my bed sheets earlier, and i had to laugh. but when i was cleaning out courages cage and putting all his little toys away, she was so good, she sat and watched and didnt try to get in amongst it all and make a big mess, which is what you would expct any ferret to do, and iv had a good grooming of the eye brows earlier too. she is such a good little thing. she was getting better with courage too, thats another sad factor too it, im sure they would have been great friends given time. even when he mouthed her a bit this morning she didnt put a single tooth on him.
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[BIG BIG HUGS] Shell!
He had the best 4 days of his little life and knew he was truly, deeply loved.
Blessed Be* Courage.
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That's heartbreaking, so very sorry to hear your sad news :cry:
Dook on baby Courage :adore: :angel1:
After losing Courage and hearing that his mother also died, I personally would
not risk getting another kit from the same litter. Do you have any rescues near you, they will be inundated with kits
pretty soon, if not already.
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Sweet dreams baby boy, sleep peacefully knowing you were well loved :angel1: :angel1:
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thank you both. well jan, this is exactly the conversation i had with my partner this morning, and i think a rescue is a great idea. and after having a look on the web site, i may even take an older ferret, coz im sure they get over looked all the time. im going to visit the centre nxt week and have a think about whats best to do, got to think of curious as well. i dont know if it will be easier for her to adapt to a kit or an older ferret. but when we went to the ferret show, she was absolutly fine with the other ferrets, but she wasnt at all sure of courage when he first came, i dont think she recognized him as a ferret and was pretty nervous of him. i might ask the rescue if she can come along and see how she gets on with the ferrets there. the only problem with me going to the rescue is ill really struggle to leave ferrets there. i chummed a friend to the cat and dog home last year get her dog, and was heartbroken, cried the whole time, the only reason i dont now have a pack of rescued dogs is becuase i knew i didnt hae the space to give them a decent life here, but ferrets are a different story lol, i may well come home with a car load of furry misfits!
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its terrible having ferrets,,,one dies then you feel compelled to fill his/her space with another so on and so on,,,,i only got two but if one dies,,then i think,,,do i need another to keep the remaining one company ,,then it keeps on from there till im dead meself i spose lol,,,
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dave, thats such a depressing way to look at it!!! id prefer to look at it like having flufters in my life makes me happy, and having two makes them happy, so its more happyness all round in every ones lifes, yours and theirs, to always have two ferrets! when i graduate and get a decent sized house with a garden i know ill hvae a whole pack of em! the sound of one ferret dooking makes me so happy, imagine 20 little dookers!
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dave, thats such a depressing way to look at it!!! id prefer to look at it like having flufters in my life makes me happy, and having two makes them happy, so its more happyness all round in every ones lifes, yours and theirs, to always have two ferrets! when i graduate and get a decent sized house with a garden i know ill hvae a whole pack of em! the sound of one ferret dooking makes me so happy, imagine 20 little dookers!
20.... 20.... 20....
I hope you are kidding... you are now officially insane... :laugh: We have 13... it's a nightmare... Hair all over the place, muddy foot prints, enough poo to fill a bin bag each week.
and what do they give in return... :confused: Nufink... well maybe a little bit, OK, the odd kiss... :laugh: :wink3:
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i LOVE little muddy paw prints! and i shed pleanty hair myself so i cant complain about that really, the poo i wouldnt miss, but after having a human child, poo isnt as big a deal for me as it used to be, and whiskery kisses in the ear!!! you cant terll me they arent worth a little bit poop duty. oh and that laughing dook, the sound of it just makes me so happy, and when they are so over come with excitment they just go barrelling about, bouncing off everything, like a furry pin ball! i want a big pack of em!!
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The woman's officially mad!!
Only joking!! :laugh:
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The woman's officially mad!!
Only joking!! :laugh:
Yep... :laugh: :laugh:
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Have only caught up with this, so sorry to hear about Courage, at least he felt love and warmth with you and you did not let him suffer. Keep him in your heart and mind and he will never really leave you or Curious. As for another ferret, you will not be replacing Courage, just providing a ferret who is in need of love, home and company with just that (especially if you get one from a rescue) and Curious will have someone to keep her company and cuddle up to when you are not around.
Sleep peacefully Courage.
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thank you so much mandy, i will never forget my sweet little boy! iv started painting a huge canvas dedicated to him, its turning out very colourful, so i may call it rainbow bridge.
as for you clive and racheal.... :tongue2:
well it looks like the poor kits are rolling into the rescues already, a man that lives a few miles from me, it isnt an official rescue, but he has space for about 50 ferrets and tries to rescue them and get them healthy and spayed/castrated and rehomed where possible, has already had a litter of 6 week old kits handed in, so im going to take curious to meet them tonight, he also has quite a few older ferrets that are ready to go to forever homes, so im going to meet them all and try figure out what would be best for me and curious! fingers crossed!
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Good luck! Hope Curious finds herself a friend :laugh:
20??? She's definately mad :laugh: I'd be tearing my hair out with that many, I can barely cope with 4 of the little trouble makers. You need eyes in the back of your head, your bum and several on your feet to avoid squashing or kicking them, and a head that swivels to see what mischeif they are up to :laugh:
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ill end up like mad cat lady from the simpsons, but with ferrets. either that or ill end up turning ferret myself, scampering about, eating hairy chicking wings and pooping in the corner. as long as i dont try to squeeze myself down one of the play tubes...
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ill end up like mad cat lady from the simpsons, but with ferrets. either that or ill end up turning ferret myself, scampering about, eating hairy chicking wings and pooping in the corner. as long as i dont try to squeeze myself down one of the play tubes...
Now THAT I have to SEE :laugh: :laugh:
Hope Curious chooses a nice friend for you this evening.... :cool:
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How did you get on at the rescue? :dance1:
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well, brought back a lil boy, im still pretty nervous after my bad experience with poor courage. but the newbie is lovely, and very healthy looking. he is really quite bold as well, and has examined the whole house, and when curious plucked up the courage to go near him he tried to scruff her, which was kinda amusing to see a teeny baby attempting to scruff a fully grown ferret, and the look of shock on her face...well she went to sit on the back of the couch and glower at him, but they are gettin on ok, no major fights, and he isnt frightened of her, i think they just need to work it out between themselves.
iv not even named him yet!
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Oh wow :dance1:
Im sure everything will be fine, I can see why you would be nervous after what happened.
Any pics? :laugh:
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lol, i havent even taken one of him yet, feel like i dont want to jinx him by gettin to excited and happy again. little soul is sleeping like a log right now, exploring the house and putting curios in her place is tiring work, ill take one as soon as he is up and about.
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Fab news, cant wait to see the pics, cant think of a better way to honour Courage by offering another fuzz a loving home :adore:
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:) thnx tina, made a new post for the new little guy in the fluffy section, didnt quite feel right putting pic of him onto poor courages memorial post.
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so sorry for your loss,sweet dreams little one :angel1: