Sick Little Ferret Buddy of Mine

[enduringplum]

Bastian is so ill that I'm uncomfortable with having him in the same room as the other ferrets, so I've made him a new home out of a laundry basket which I am keeping at the foot of the bed, so that Bastian will be near me all through the night. All the symptoms he's suffering indicate old age, but also possible cancer of the lymphatic system, which, at his age, means almost certain death; Even if I could afford the chemotherapy it is unlikely that little, old Bastian would survive. I'm going to make Bastian as comfortable as I can until the day he dies or until his quality of life is so poor that I am forced to have him put to sleep. It makes me sad to see Bastian so debilitated... he's just such a sweet, simple little fellow that it seems like it should be impossible for him to suffer! I am happy to note that he doesn't seem to be in any pain whatsoever. At least that's something.