A member of my ferret club had his house burn down. He is not allowed to keep his ferret in his temporary housing. Since I'm on call to pick up rescues, the club President called me on Sunday to pick up this particular ferret and house it until further notice (till the guy finds a new place to stay).

I went to pick up the ferret later Sunday night. The owner was waiting outside in the dark with his ferret in a carrier, so I couldn't see her.
The owner said she was showing signs of a common ferret illness, Insulinoma (equivalent to hypoglycemia), but was otherwise healthy. He also mentioned that the ferret hasn't been eating since the Fire. He didn't mention when the fire was, but I assume it was last week. He gave me a bag of food and I left with the ferret.

Ok. Here's where all the problems start showing up.

That Sunday night when I got the ferret home, I noticed that this ferret did not look healthy at all.
Granted she's 7 years old, which is old for a ferret, but an old animal can still look good. This ferret has very poor body condition.
She is emaciated. I can feel every bone in her body. Her hips and ribs are visual through her fur, which is pretty extreme. The owner stated that she hasn't eaten since the fire, but it's clear that she hasn't eaten for a long time. Not eating is also a sign of Insulinoma. This guy should have been syringing his ferret food. There is no excuse for emaciation.
The ferret also has limited mobility. She cannot walk due to weakness in the hind legs. Another symptom of Insulinoma.

I have the ferret separated from my personal ferrets. She seemed stressed out by them on top of being away from home and her owner.
The ferret hasn't eaten in my care, so I've been syringing her carnivore care. While she won't eat on her own, she takes syringed food like a champ. She takes the carnivore care down like a starving animal, which is understandable. She has been starving.

I also suspect she has Adrenal disease, which is a ferret cancer. She has a very swollen vulva, which is a sign of Adrenal.

I talked to the owner yesterday and he had no clue about the adrenal signs. He also claims that he's "been meaning to take her in to the vet." And that statement makes me so upset. "Meaning to"..... This ferret isn't healthy and isn't getting better at all. She should have seen a vet a LONG TIME AGO. She doesn't even have medicine for her Insulinoma. With the owner's permission, I've been giving her 2 doses of medicine a day from my own personal stock. And on top of the "meaning to go to the vet", he said he wanted to take her to a Bird Clinic??? Last time I checked, a ferret isn't a bird....

She also has been soiling on herself because her limited mobility.

Well. Today, the ferret had a seizure. Seizures go hand in hand with Insulinoma due to the changing levels of blood sugar. She's just doing so poorly.
This ferret isn't going to last long. After the seizure, she started corkscrewing like crazy for a few minutes. The whole episode ended after a few minutes and she just suddenly dropped down. She's either unconscious or dying. I can't tell. She's still breathing.

I want to have this ferret euthanized. She's not doing well. She can't eat on her own. She can't walk. She soils herself. She is suffering. Her quality of life is so poor.
But she's not my ferret. I've been trying to get a hold of the owner, but he's not answering his phone. I want this guy's approval first, but I also know this ferret can't wait.

At the start of all this, the club president and myself had no idea all this was going to happen. We just assumed the ferret was relatively fine and just needed a babysitter.
I feel horrible this is all happening, but I really think this ferret needs to be humanely euthanized.

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What are your thoughts guys?