[Moderator's note: Cari posted a not on the FML yesterday inviting FMLers to answer a survey for a project. Turns out she had tried to post the survey but it was rejected due to length. It wasn't really that long, it was just a little strangely formatted, so her is the survey in whole. BIG] Hi everyone. I am a sixth year pharmacy student who currently owns 4 wonderful fuzzies of my own. I am doing a project on Ferret Medications and part of my project is a survey for ferret owners. If anyone is interested in participating in my survey for pharmacy school, please print out the following survey, complete it and snail mail it to me at: C Miller 4205 Chester Avenue Apt 104 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Below are several questions regarding pharmaceutical treatment options for ferrets. Please circle the answer (s) that best describes your furry friends. How many ferrets do you presently own? __________ How often does your ferret require medication? Daily Weekly Monthly Every 2-3 months Every 6 months Annually Where do you get your ferret(s) medications? Veterinarian Office Shelter Mail Order Retail Pharmacy Other (__________) What type of medication would your ferret prefer? Liquids Flavored Pastes Chewable treats Injectables If you were able to choose the flavor of your ferret's medication, which of the following do you think he/she would like? (Circle all that apply) Anise Apple Apple-Ade Apricot Banana Beef Black Walnut Blackberry Blueberry Bubble Gum Butter Rum Butter Butterscotch Caramel Cheese Cheesecake Cherry Chicken Chocolate Cinnamon Coconut Coffee Cola Creme MeMent Eggnog English Toffee Eucalyptus Fish Grape Guava Honey Horehound Kahlua Lemon Lime Liver Maple Margarita Marshmallow Orange Peach Peanut Butter Peppermint Pina Colada Pineapple Pumpkin Raspberry Root Beer Spearmint Strawberry Tangerine Tequila Sunrise Tropical Punch Tutti Frutti Vanilla Butternut Vanilla Watermelon Wild Cherry Wintergreen Of those flavors that you circled, which three would you rank the highest on your ferret's favorite list? 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________ Please list some of your ferret(s)' favorite foods (cereal, beverages, treats, etc.) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Has your veterinarian ever ordered a medication for your ferret that had to be compounded by a pharmacist? Yes Don't Know No Would you be interested in purchasing prescriptions that have been compounded specifically for ferrets? Yes Undecided No Who is your ferret (s)' regular veterinarian and in what town/city, State is their practice? (*Optiona*) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. [Posted in FML issue 3172]