A database of plants that are poisonous to animals other than the ASPCA one: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/toxic.htm Canadian Poisonous Plants: http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px http://vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/byanim.htm http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html http://cal.nbc.upenn.edu/poison/ (when it is back on line) http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/poison/ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/highchem.html FDA's poisonous plants database: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/plantox.html Adrenal disease in ferrets: http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/dissertations/2003-1128-094343/ inhoud.htm To pull up a range of studies in ferrets put ferrets in the search box: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/ha/ International Veterinary Information Service for licensed vet med professionals: http://www.ivis.org/ (I do not know if the above is as good as VIN.) Ferret skeleton tutorial: http://137.222.110.150/calnet/ferretskele/_Ferretskele.htm Martindale's Virtual Veterinary Center: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Vet.html http://www.provet.co.uk/ when a search is done for ferrets pulls up a number of articles, listed 5 to a page. Look what I noticed on page 2 (relates to a current conversation in the Ferret Mailing List: > Title: PROVET HEALTHCARE INFORMATION - Pets and Vegetarianism > > dog, cat, pet, veterinarian. Back. PETS AND VEGETARIANISM. First > broadcast on. www.provet.co.uk. Note for Pet Owners. This > information is provided by Provet for educational purposes only.. > You should seek the advice of your veterinarian if your pet is ill > as only he or she can correctly advise on the diagnosis an... You can search on ferrets for ferret data related to medicines and additives: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/ Sent by email 8/31/06, 7:03 EST U.S. -- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private posts) Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love them: Ferret Health List http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ AFIP Ferret Pathology http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html Miamiferrets http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ International Ferret Congress Critical References http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5352]