So sorry Paul,
is that the first one you have lost?
Not sure why I am asking really, as it never gets any easier, but for some reason with the first one, you seem to spend as much time beating yourself up over how upset you are, and how much you miss them, as you do feeling terrible that you have lost them. Nothing in the world could have prepared me for how empty I would feel after loosing a ferret.
They have personalities that seem so much larger than you would ever think possible to fit in such a small package, especially when there is so much mischief and love stuffed in there as well.
Sweet Dreams little Rufus, have a ball at the bridge.