For many years I've allowed insulinoma ferrets access to a bit of sugary substances. When surgery hadn't been an option and medications weren't stabilizing them, I add a bit of dextrose or honey to their high protein recipe servings. The key being that the 'sugar' was eaten with 'high meat protein' meals. Sugary substances alone can cause a spike and crash affect so for insulinoma ferrets it's necessary that they eat high protein supplemental meals frequently. I work away from home during the day so I feed recipe 1-2 times before I leave in the morning then immediately when I get home at night and 1-2 times before I go to bed. This seems to keep them stabilized. Many years ago I used clumping litter till I read an article about kittens dying from it. If a ferret plays in it they can get it clumped in their mouth, eyes or nose or if it gets into their food dish and they eat it... It makes sense that if it clumps to fluids outside the body, any litter dust inside the body will clump as well. hugs to all. tle Troy Lynn Eckart Ferret Family Services http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/ffs.html http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Haven/5481/ Please sign up to support our charity http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=46&mid=58395 [Posted in FML issue 3743]