I cry every time I read about the fuzzies that have crossed over the rainbow bridge. My heart goes out to you all. I thought I'd give everyone an update on the Pixie, Zinc, and Riki drama. Well, not much has changed. I want to cry for poor Zinc, who has been depressed since the addition of Riki. I know what it feels like to have a best friend find a new friend. Next thing you know, you're the third wheel. I see her sitting there in the middle of the floor in her flat ferret pose, while the other two are having a grand time together. I watch her as she begins to play, but loses interest when the interloper gets involved. Sometimes she tries to play with Riki, but it seems that Riki doesn't know how to play her game or something. It all makes me so sad for her. She is now constantly under our feet, following us everywhere. When we pause for a moment, she'll lay down right in front of us. I'm at a loss. Everyone says give it time, but how long do you give it? Riki, is a wonderful feisty girl and a great pal for Pixie, but it leaves Zinc in the dust. So, basically, nothing has changed since my last post. Pixie and Riki went in for their distemper vaccinations today. And, thankfully, everything went smoothly! (Zinc didn't go due to her anaphylactic reaction to it last year.) I was more scared about it than I realized. We did choose to go with Galaxy D. I'm just beginning to think that it's a safer vaccine, although I have heard that ferrets can react to that too. I guess I just haven't heard as much about Galaxy reactions, as opposed to Fervac. Just an interesting tidbit: I don't remember how I discovered this, but if I sit Zinc down on her back (like I'm about to do nail trimming) and lightly rub along the backside of her thigh, she'll strrrretch that leg way out. It's the cutest thing. Suzanna Pixie (the nine-toed ferret), Zinc, and Riki [Posted in FML issue 3137]