I was going to send this directly to Ms. Mooring, but the topic has been
bounced around enough by the FMLers that it seems pertinent.
 
Linda, you wrote: (1345 -- found a ferret in CA)
 
<...we discovered with our late ferret that leaving ferret urine on
hardwood for more than 24 hours can do incredible damage to the finish!>
 
I detect from your tone that you're not really interested in another ferret
right now regardless of the type of floor you're standing on.  But, in case
I'm mistaken, I wanted to inform you that there are several floor sealing
products available that are impervious to almost all liquids -- ferret pee
included.
 
Flecto makes a half dozen polyurethane based sealers that are dern near
bulletproof, and Dow Corning just came out with an epoxy-like stuff that's
got a lifetime guarantee.  The cost to have your floor professionally sanded
and refinished should be about $1.25-1.50 per square foot.  Look in your
Yellow Pages under "floor laying"; you'll find plenty of outfits that'll give
you a free estimate.  If they're good, they'll even get out the old stains.
 
Swampp
[Posted in FML issue 1347]