Lime (calcium oxide) is strongly basic (alkaline) and will likely cause chemical burns if used in such a situation. It's a LOT different putting it in a litter box compared to putting it on a dung heap that is a way from animals. Some tissues are more sensitive to such burns such as eyes, but serious injury could happen anywhere to a ferret from trying that and it could also lead to a poisoning situation. http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic777.htm Scroll to "cement burns" then a bit past halfway down the page go to "Treatment" and "medical care" as well as "others" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_burn and there is loads more out there. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5995]
