>PUT it in the litter box, and then, do NOT look directly at it! Ferrets >like their privacy! Depends on habits of the household; blanket statements just don't cut the mustard in relation to ferrets. We have ones we have to check, and the rest get jealous and bring us over to look at their output, too! Also, we've found that some litter train more easily with observation and profuse praise for a job done right. >Well Francine, you might compare a few brands such as Marshalls, or 8 >in 1.Check out the nutrition information on the back panel, see which >has more calories per serving and choose accordingly. LOL! There is always the trick of putting treats on high places so that you have to stand up or climb to get them. Another thing that has worked around here has been a game sort of like keep-away that involves interfering with proper stashing. Does she think that underwear belong in a bedroom drawer, or frying pans in a cabinet, bandages in the medicine cabinet? Quick, someone! Get in her way! (Heck, I'd be happy to lose 20 pounds of adipose tissue in the next year, but even happier to gain another 20# of muscle. The older I get, and the more asthmatic, the harder each is but I love serious weight lifting as a hobby. Life has it's normal frustrations...) > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1913000/1913455.stm Thanks so very much for posting that, Melissa! We're giving our vets a copy to post in the waiting room. It is marvelous. Wish I could remember the actual quote and who said, but one thing to always remember in relation to oh-so-MANY things since the thought is right, at least, is that ***claims require proof*** and ******extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof******. Grains of salt can be useful things in life, when reading. listening, whatever. 20 years with ferrets in the family, over 14 years on this list and its predecessors sometimes make me think that we each need a salt shaker next to our monitors. LOL! >No one's perfect, take a long hard look at YOURSELF. And a child shall lead them... There are rough edges in the statements made -- after all, a 13 year old writing in a second language, but I have to agree with some of the gist, and I have to say that i was left with more than a few doubts about the original post that sure do remain, and will continue to remain without strong proofs of such extraordinary claims (esp. ones made in conjunction with insults -- as if forestall questioning through intimidation -- which seems to have backfired royally). Besides, after at least a dozen years of following up on lifespan claims and even being scammed by such a claim once (Bye, bye $400...) I have learned that over 95% of them haven't panned out so have become jaded about wanting proof in things like written vet records before I believe. >I do not know, is there also a dark/brown fluid coming out of it? >Jasmijn's problem is the following: with her sterilization, the vet >probably forgot a small peace of her ovarium. The next time she has >a swollen vulva, she has to be under surgery. While such problems can be from an infected uterine stump, they can alternatively be caused by an adrenal neoplasia. A few quick note about biting: pain of any sort can be a cause, esp. dental pain in kits. These products really help kits do their teething chewing in other ways: Cheweasels, Foamy Fries, and Marshall Chews (which are the same as Cheweasels excepts for shape since it's a licencing agreement). The only problem is runs if they eat too much at once. [Posted in FML issue 3745]