Yesterday was horrible but this morning was even more horrible. Lilly, our smallest female ferret, had been losing weight steadily for a few weeks. I figured it was just the introduction of our newest male, Zeke, and maybe he was bullying her and not letting her eat, so we started giving her extra feedings, and even supplemented with kibble (something I hate doing and PLEASE do not start a debate about kibble vs raw. I feed my kids what I think is best for them, and you feed what you think is best for yours. End of story). At first she felt like she was gaining a few ounces. (we were not weighing her but she just felt like it) Yesterday morning I went in to give them their morning meal and I found Lilly laying on the bottom of the cage, completely motionless. We rushed her to the vet and they immediately got an iv in her. They said she was severely dehydrated. She made it through the night but we got the call this morning that she had passed away. We are getting an autopsy done to make sure it isn't something the other ferrets could have caught. It all happened so fast. One day she's happy and being a normal ferret and the next she is gone. My husband and I are devastated and he's taking it really hard.

We are getting the ferrets a check up at the vet asap to make sure there is nothing wrong with the others. The other four are in good health(from what we can tell) and are at a normal weight, but we just want to make sure.