Fuzzy greetings to all. Hope everyone had a great holiday season! The Merry Mob is happy the holidays are over, cause now mom has plenty more time for them. About the nail clipping for blood samples. We've had it done, and will have it done again. When you have to get blood, it's always gonna cause some discomfort. Having a needle put through the skin is painful as well, although it is done when necessary. But the stress of having to hold them down, and possibly have multiple attempts at hitting the vein seems harder on them than the nail clipping when a small amount is all that is needed. And I wouldn't even consider putting them under anesthesia as an alternative. The ones that we did showed no signs of lasting stress, and one even acted as though she didn't even feel it, just licked her ferretone happily. Considering that clipping the quick is something that could even happen on accident during routine grooming, using the procedure to an advantage in appropriate circumstances doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Sherry and her Merry Mob [Posted in FML issue 2925]