Laura My Belle ripped out one of her claws once. I got the bleeding to stop pretty quickly, and took her to the vet. He gave me an ointment called Tritop I believe, which has 3 ingredients: an local anesthetic to relieve pain, an anti-inflamatory (her knuckle was swollen) and an antibiotic. She limped a bit for a day or so and then was fine. Since ferrets step in litterboxes, I strongly recommend an antibiotic ointment at least. Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 3227]