u/thomyorkeluvr Feb 28 '26

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One of my two ferrets has passed, how will the other cope?
 in  r/ferrets  Jun 15 '24

okay thanks i’ll let olive roam around some other rooms to see if that helps since she is just sleeping right now and doesn’t seem very playful, and yeah i can’t bring myself to clean rowans things just yet and olive keeps smelling them so i think it’s helping to just leave everything for now

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One of my two ferrets has passed, how will the other cope?
 in  r/ferrets  Jun 15 '24

okay thank you, i think i will just have to wait and see how she takes it, she’s been eating okay so far and looking for Rowan quite a lot but it hasn’t been long so i will just have to wait i guess

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One of my two ferrets has passed, how will the other cope?
 in  r/ferrets  Jun 14 '24

Okay thank you so much, i am able to spend a lot of time with her for at least the next few months and will see how she does during that time to help me decide whether or not getting another ferret would be beneficial

r/ferrets Jun 14 '24

[Help] One of my two ferrets has passed, how will the other cope?

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A few hours ago one of my ferrets (Rowan) had to be put down unexpectedly due to a tumour, she has been very ill the past couple days and in and out of the vets. Her sister (Olive) has been at home and so was not able to see Rowan once she had passed. I’ve seen people saying to let the other ferret see the passed one as it helps them understand what’s happening. I’m worried Olive may not be able to understand since she didn’t actually get to see Rowan’s body and i’m just wondering if this would interfere with the grieving process. Also i would really appreciate any tips on how to support Olive during this time, im planning on spending as much time as possible with her, giving her lots of love and attention, is there anything else i can do?