April, thanks for the post about the Mammalian Bites. I'm afraid I wasn't very polite. My reply: By your own research, 80% of bites treated in ER's are from dogs, 15% from cats..... seems to me it's dogs & cats that shouldn't be kept as pets, rather than ferrets which being grouped with rodents and other animals must make up less than 5%. Or perhaps it's just negligent parents that shouldn't have pets.... Or perhaps you should do a little more research. I am extremely offended by your poorly qualified statements. This web site editor definitely needs to hear a few more complaints, folks. http://www.drklein.net/bites.htm Debi Christy [Posted in FML issue 2974]