Christopher, first, thnx for the sillies! and 2nd: My ferrets have never liked laxatone - but theyve needed hairball remedy sometimes. My vet suggested substituting plain vaseline - vaseline is petroleum jelly, and that is the main ingredient of most hairball remedies. I mix it the vaseline with a tiny bit of ferretone and they think theyre getting a treat, yummy yummy. And it's way cheaper... Jean, thnx for the heartening story about your ferret's recovery! ---shen [Posted in FML issue 3320]