Hi, I have not posted in forever, but I had to comment. I am sorry if you think that giving a gift to ADV research is not giving a gift to the ferret. I put their faces and a little bio about them to share. Some of you have written me and still want to send them something in addition to making a donation to research and I have gone along with that. I didn't put them on the tree because they needed something. I'm not a shelter, I can take care of their needs. What would make me and my munchkins happier is to help ALL of the ADV+ ferrets by donating, even if it's only a dollar. Like Lynn and Danee so well put, what if they find a cure, or vaccine - what a NICE thought! Something I pray for every day! It may not make you feel as good to send a donation than send a gift to the ferret, especially at Christmas time, but please reconsider. You would look at this entirely different if you had gone through what I have gone through these last two years. We currently have 12 ferrrets and know that 8 of them are positive. Summer the oldest around 7 years is not in good health with many "normal" older ferret illnesses on top of being ADV+. I also have 3 kits that were bred around ADV with ADV+ parents and assume they are positive even though they have not been tested yet. Oliver has shed the virus twice, which is why they are ALL positive. I worry about them every day when any little thing goes wrong, never knowing if I am going to lose another one. The first year I lost 4 in 5 months time and Pooh developed total paralysis. We thought we were going to lose him too. I'm hoping he makes it past the 18 to 24 months they say after showing signs of the disease. I've seen them get sick and die within 3 days with no prior warning. I've struggled with others to keep them eating. I see them decline over a period of time. I've seen them waste away in spite of my efforts. Even though they look healthy, you just don't know what is going wrong on the inside. Please revisit the ADV giving tree and pick a cute ferret face, make that donation in honor of all ferrets, especially the ones that have suffered from this disease. Http://www.mkaresq.com/adv1.htm Mary and The 12 Munchkins Chico, Harley, Sadie, Pooh, Woozel, Oliver, Funny, Brandy, Summer, Bosco, Tasha and Roxy In loving memory of Tunny, Rowdy, Wheeler, Emily, Fruity, Bootsie, Daisy, Buffy and Scooter all waiting at the bridge [Posted in FML issue 3632]