Hello from Sunny Seattle! This is a public thank - you to Dr. Cindy Bishop, DVM at the Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Lynnwood, WA. She treated our first sick ferret case, Bandit, who came down with sudden symptoms of a bad cold late Sunday evening. Bandit's symptoms came on without warning and with great severity; ragged breathing and squirming uncomfortably, with whimpering that could have broken the hardest of hearts. Dr. Bishop successfully treated Bandit with the kind of loving care indicative of a fellow ferret owner ... I have a question to present to the fellow ferret owners: What can we give to our Bear as a treat? He does not like any ferret treats at all; raisins, commercially made treats, or any sort of foodstuffs that we have tried. Bear does not even like Ferretone or other normally sought - after ferret supplements. His brothers, Bandit and Blitz, love any kind of treat we give them. We feel as though Bear is being "cheated" out of treat time when we dispense the yummy fare to his two brothers. Bear LOVES his red ping - pong ball and those small pocket sized packages of tissues (he loves to hide them all over the place!) Any ideas would be welcome and much appreciated. Heidi and James LePak email: [log in to unmask] the Frantic Ferret Frenzy (Bandit, Bear, & Blitz) the Feline Femme Fatales (sisters Dusty and Pepper) [Posted in FML issue 3174]