My prayers, good wishes and love for animals are with him.
I hope he'll feel better soon.
I always wanted to get a ferret but when the guy at the pet store told me their life span is like 3-4 years, I talked myself out of it, I love them though
I have 2 dogs (my girls) and they both keep my on the go, but when one or the other take ill, I'm their personal nurse and dog mom.
I bet you are a perfect pet parent

Lots of love,

DE