>Just got home with Emma, my new rescue. She is indeed in heat. That >was the best of the things it could have been. Doc stimulated her to >ovulate. He said her vulva should shrink within a week or so and then we >can spay her. There are no signs of pregnancy. She appears quite young >and he thinks this may be her first heat. Dear XXXXXXXX- Actually, if she is not anemic, you could spay her today. There is no reason that a ferret needs to be taken out of heat prior to a spay, unless she is significantly anemic. The difference between spaying a ferret in heat and one who is not in heat is minimal in terms of bleeding. If the blood-work is okay - I'd just go ahead and spay her now. With kindest regards, Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP Join the Ferret Health List at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list [Posted in FML issue 3420]