I am soo upset

DH and I kind of adopted 2 ferrets about 3 months into our relationship, a friend of his was going to Afghanistan and couldnt take care of them, so we did. They pretty much were lose 90% of the time, they roamed the apartment (no sweat they are litter trained) all the time. When we moved into this apartment we had to cage them. We let them lose once in awhile. One of them (Baby) started acting funny, falling down thru the cage, couldnt pick herself up, etc. so we took her to the vet (2x actually) and both times they tried their best but I guess we just couldnt fix whats broken.

DH just dropped a bomb-she has slowly gotten worse and he went to pick her up today and he said that he thinks goodbye is in order, he is taking her to the vet tomorrow and they may put her down I am a hysterical sobbing mess

I know she is in pain and its the right thing but I feel horrible walking in there to basically kill her-Im just not comfortable doing it. I dont even know what to do with myself

omg peg!! i'm so sorry!

there is definitely no other solution but putting them down? its so hard to do it---i know how horrible that feeling is. but if the poor thing is in pain....it most likely is the best....it doesn't hurt any less of course for you---but i'm sure you have the best interest in mind for the ferret.

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That is such sad news, my heart is breaking for you right now!!!

I remember having to say goodbye to my dog a few years ago when we put her down, it was one of the hardest saddest things I have ever had to do.

But keep in mind that if she is sick and in a lot of pain, and there is no cure for what is wrong with her, then her quality of life may be really compromised. It may hurt her more to keep living this way.

You have to be strong for her

Tons of and going out to you guys, I am really hoping that you guys bring her to the Vet and he is able to fix what is wrong and she will be good as new!

thanks ladies...no matter what I can never be 'ok' with doing it. I know its the right thing but its tough, I grew up with 4 dogs and everytime we put one down it was still as tramatic, everytime I look at her I start sobbing

I doubt they can fix her, at her age they wont do surgery and that would be the only thing they could do-they think she may have broken something

oh noooo

I'm so sorry

I am so sorry. Losing a pet is a very difficult thing. I

Aww Peggy I'm honestly sorry about that. That really *****. I never had pets before datign DH-now we hve two kitties and as obnoxious as thy can be, I cannot imagine putting them down. Freaks me out and I am an overprotective Mommy.

Nothign said can really make you feel better but we're here for you if you wnat to vent. At elast you know she ahd a good life and she was well loved. You don't want her to be in pain so this is best but it will probably hurt awhile.

Is the other one ok? Maybe eventually you can get it a friend because if it was used to another ferret, it might get lonely. I know when we had to take Simon to the vet and left him there for a day, Zoe was weird. kept watching the door for him and it was only 24 hours.

Peg, im sooo sorry... i totally know how you feel.. losing a pet is terrible

i had a similar experience with my Chinchilla.. i loved him soo much.. he was like my best friend.. well he got sick and i kept going back and forth to the vet.. i was giving him all sorts of meds.. well the last time i brought him back.. he was just not going to make it any longer.. he was def suffering. .. so i had to do it.. i couldnt see him like that anymore..

if you need to talk .. im always here

i'm so sorry. having to do that to a much loved pet is so hard. they're a member of the family, and it's absolutely heartbreaking, i've been there before.

Thanks ladies

I feel like I am going to be sick, I was up all night last night tossing and turning-didnt fall asleep until almost 5
Dh is right, its time, I could hear her making all kinds of squeeking noises....I dont know what to do. He wants to take her today and he said that she may not be here when I get home-so I freaked b/c he cant do that while I am at work, yet when he asked if after work I wanted to go I said no i couldnt go with him b/c that would make it worse

Im guess I am stillholding on to the 'she is going to be ok' mentality even though I know its not going to happen.



I know it could be sooo much worse but Im a twisted emotional wreck

I'm so sorry Peg

I'm so sorry Peggie!!!! I know how hard it is to know that a pet is sick and that they might be gone soon - we lost our dog last July and it was seriously so traumatic - DH still feels it hard. Even though you won't be ok with it, know that it would be worse for her to be in pain and die slowly - she could die while you are both at work, alone. At least if your DH takes her to the vet, he will be with her. Many hugs to you!!!!

Aww, Peg, my heart is breaking for you right now. The pain of losing a pet never goes away and having to put them down hurts so much. I had to put my 'baby' down a year & a half ago and it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
But when they're in pain and suffering, you know it's the right thing to do. I am so sorry you have to go through this; please know we are all here for you.

Peggie, it is not an easy thing to put an animal down, but if Baby is suffering or in pain, she has no way to let you know.
I put my cat down and it was the hardest thing I ever did. Munchkin had cancer in his mouth. He couldn't eat properly and couldn't drink properly. He was a good sport about me giving him injections of antibiotics, but gave me a hard time with the liquid pain meds, and with eating soft foods.
I really didn't want to do it, but one day he just looked at me with these really sad eyes and I knew it was time to let him go.
My vet was very good about it, she gave us time to be with him, and I held him in my arms as she administered the drugs.

Peggie, you've got all of us to give you hugs and support.

awwwww peg! I so know how hard this is. I have no words of advice cause I'm the biggest baby with this kind of stuff, but I'm here for ya if you want to talk!!

Im so sorry to hear this. I know what its like. Lots of hugs for you We are here for you!!!!

Sorry Peg

I understand the pain to well. I had to put my cat down of 9 yrs last March from a terminal Disease.

I kept hesitating .. I knew it was inevitable about the outcome but I couldn't bring myself to put her down right away. I just felt like I was playing 'GOD' and it didn't sit well with me. I waited till the last possible moment and spent tons and tons of $$$ at the vet's keeping her alive as long as she was not in pain hoping I could find a temporary cure. When I knew the poor thing had no quality of life left my wonderful vet came and made a house call for me instead of me bringing her to the office. It tore my heart out regardless if everyone is telling you it is the right thing to do ...

So I understand and . well again I am sorry. There should be more people in the world that care for animals like yourself!

I'm so sorry Peg. Losing a pet is some of the worst pain in the world, but in the end you have to do what's right for the pet. lots of and for you and the ferret!

Oh Peg, I'm so sorry! It is so awful to lose an animal! They become our children.

awwwwwwwww i'm sorry peggy!!! hugs for you and Baby