This is my poor Fergus, he died over the weekend. We got him in February last year - his owner was moving out of her mother's house and couldn't keep her ferrets (Fergus, Baloo and Zach (all three are old, the latter two are 11 and 10 respectively and we suspect Fergus was about 7)). We were supposed to be looking after them on a temporary basis but it never works out that way. Fergus was a stray before his previous owner, picked up by the RSPCA.
A week ago the vet said he had a swollen liver and suspected cancer possibly lymphoma. He was off his food. I've spent the last week making sure he eats and gets his medicine. He rallied on Thursday and Friday and was pottering about, even climbing the stairs twice. I thought he was going to pull through. Saturday evening something seemed to break inside and he refused food and water. He died in his sleep later that night snuggled with Zach and Baloo. He was a lovely ferret, gentle as they come, loved his fish.
The photo was taken this summer professionally, the photographer has been ill and I've only just got the photos of all our (then) ferrets. I'll probably be returning later.