Hi all. I just thought I would tell you of my experience this morning (5:30am) I woke to my fuzzbutt choking on his food. Good news is he was within hearing distance from me, so I was able to save his life. He was gagging and didn't appear to be breathing. So, my CPR technique was picking him up, patting him on the back, rubbing his chest and then turning him upside down and patting him on back. This didn't work that I know of, he still didn't appear to be breathing. When he started to go limp, I ended up sticking my finger in his mouth, down his throat and fortunately this opened his air way. I don't suggest doing this though. This was my un-prepared response to a choking ferret. Reflecting back I should have gotten immediately on the phone with an emergency vet to assist me. I did call later in the day, to prepare myself for future choking problems, and I do hope it doesn't happen again. She did advise me of what to do, I don't think I could tell all of you the way she explained it to me, I'd fail miserably , but the reason for my post is I did't expect any of my fuzzbutts to choke on me, and it's nice to be prepared. They have CPR/FirstAide brochures at Vetrinary clinics. I think it's an excellent idea to pick one up before something like that happens. In reading this post it's obvious I had no clue what to do. I wouldn't want any of you to be faced with such a nightmare, unprepared. So please get a brochure :o) Thanks Maryanne, Max, Panda, and Ling [Posted in FML issue 3357]