Hi everyone!! I read in the newspaper last week that raisins can cause cancer on the kidneys and the urinary system on small animals. There's a substance in raisins called "ochratoxin A", wich is some kind of mould. It is toxic, so give your ferrets something else!! I've stopped giving my ferrets raisins and I'm giving them other dried fruit instead, like pineapple, papaya, and banana. I guess that the cancer won't pop up after giving them one raisin, but under a long period of time, I guess that the ferrets can develop cancer. There4s a much higer concentration of ochratoxin A in a ferret than in a human if it eats raisins, because it4s smaller. Of 59 different tests, 52 contained ochratoxin A!! Fuzzy hugs to all, -Sophie ps. All who's allergic, wait for Xolair!! It is said to stop all allergies from pollen to cats! It's under development, and the EU is going to approve it in March, probably. [Posted in FML issue 3330]