>>BONE: A near perfect food<< Sandy (& others) - I stand corrected. I'm afraid I'm paranoid where the subject of animals and bones comes up as my sister's mutt did get a splinter from a bone stuck in his digestive tract and that was a huge mess. I know, dogs are not the same as ferrets -- but still, I do get nervous. Thank you for the info. Lorraine [Posted in FML issue 3693]