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          "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"


          Hamilton

    

 You came into our home in order to hide you after you had bitten
 a little girl,  which caused her to need  a  stitch in her nose.
 You had been  adopted by  my daughter  from a ferret show.  Your
 name was Fang,  but you were much too dignified for such a name,
 and thus  you became  Hamilton.  The local  authorities knew you
 were adopted and come to find out,  they  weren't  interested in
 locating  you.  This all  happened  shortly  after Kodo had been
 euthanized in order to check for rabies.

 The first  thing  you  did  after  arriving  here  was to pierce 
 Daddy's nose.  From  then on,  you  were  Daddy's  special  boy.
 Without  small  children  around,  you  slowly  calmed down.  We
 respected your fear of being  pulled out  from under  furniture.
 We also put you up when small children came to visit, warned all
 strangers to leave you alone,  and you became a  very loving boy
 around us,  and  eventually  lost  all  your fears.  I can still
 remember when you  bit  the  faucet  with  your first bath.  You
 never did like to have your ears cleaned,  but gave me many less 
 problems after biting a q-tip  that I had just used on your ear.
 It sure must have tasted nasty.  And thanks to the FML,  I tried
 ferretone on your belly, and nail trimming became a breeze.

 We have no idea of the  abuse you had taken in your early years, 
 but you had  three  good  years  with us.  Some of our  favorite 
 memories include your  body slams on the back of our legs.  Then
 it was time to get you,  which meant belly rubs.  You loved them 
 even when we  found your  tickle  spot.  Just like a dog,  you'd 
 scratch the air with your back leg.

 Daddy will still be looking for you to meet him at the door when
 he gets home from work.  That meant  so  much  to him.  You were 
 partial to him  until you  got so sick,  then I  was the one you
 wanted comfort from.  I think you knew that  I was doing my best 
 to help you.  You hated your  visits to the vet,  but never held 
 it against me.  Even  after  two  surgeries  just  a week apart,
 numerous medicines,  x-rays, biopsies, blood sent in to test for 
 ADV, other  blood  work,  we still don't  know  what  was really 
 wrong.  Your doctor even  checked you out after your mercy shot,
 and all we know is that you were filled up with fluid,  but your
 heart,  when checked out,  showed no problems.  And you  were on 
 medicine to keep you from filling up with fluid.

 You now rest with  Banjo  and  Simon  along  with  your favorite
 stuffed toy,  the one  you  and  Ashbury kept  hiding  from each
 other.  You will have plenty of flowers to  decorate your grave,
 and you are  safe in  your  own  backyard.  You hated to be away 
 from home.  You would not  take walks  away from home,  just ran
 back with us in tow when you  figured you were too far away from 
 home.

 Your last  month with  us was very  hard on all of us.  I'm glad 
 that you aren't suffering anymore,  but I would give anything to
 have you back with us playing once more.   You will always be in
 our hearts and memories.  We love you and miss you so very much.












    

From: Mildred Moore 
    
To:   Sandee
    
Sent: November 11, 2000 9:46 AM
    
Subject: Hamilton's arrival
    


Dear Sandee,
    

I have to ask another favor of you.  Hamilton is on his way to the bridge.
      
He will be carrying his favorite stuffed toy with him.  Would you please have 
    
Banjo and Simon there to meet him?  And please make sure he knows
that his 
    
mommy, daddy, and the vet did everything we could think of to help him.  
    
It hurt us so much the last few weeks to watch him try to move around, and
    
he was getting weaker all the time.
    

We are going to miss him all the time, and always have him in our hearts.
    

Thanks,  Millie

    



    

Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:49:07 -0800
    
From: Sandee 
    
Subject: Sandee greets Hamilton
    

Hi all
     
  A little guy named Hamilton came in later. He waz met by Banjo and Simon.
    
  They were really happy to see him and they wanted to know everything dat
    
  waz happening at hom especailly da gossip and who waz in trouble. They
    
  talked and talked. Eventually Hamilton ran down so they headed off to grab
    
  a bite to eat at da Fruit Bar and then head out to show him all da sites and
    
  attractions. They explored for a bit and even found a couple of
cheweasls out
    
  there. Then they headed off to Dirt Mountain to enlarge da
den for one
    
  more and so they would have a place for da loot and Hamiltons
stuffed toy. 
    
  They were soon digging away at it but I don't think it will
take them long
    
  at da rate they are going. He said to send his luv to hiz
mommy and daddy
    
  along with lots of cuddles and hugs.
    

  All this partying haz got me a little tired. I think a nap is in order.
    
  Gotto rest up for tonights party. Gotto go.
    

  Bye BYe
    

  Sandee