http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/202209.asp Speak with your vets if your ferrets: 1. do not have canine distemper vaccine onboard within the year 2. have only pet store shots (which are not full series) OR 3. do not have high canine distemper titer numbers. For titer info: http://www.ferret.org/news/07-april-titer_study.html There are times when the rate of canine distemper in wildlife increases and when that happens the chances of tracking it into your home also increase. 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/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6670]