Hi to all; and hope all your fuzzies are happy/healthy fuzzies! I subscribe to, and receive an E-zine called "The Dollar Stretcher" and it has some useful tips on saving money... we all could use more money in our pockets, right? This week someone posted a tip about an "odor eliminator" that they make at home. It is simply a ratio of 1:1 mix of water and vodka. They say, "spray this on clothing or upholstery and it eliminates odors just like Febreze or other similar products". They also say the alcohol evaporates almost immediately so there is no odor. Anyone want to try it on Ferret urine and let us know how it works? Also, there was a hint in there about flea control. The writer said "they've used this for years and it works extremely well: take a soup bowl and fill it 3/4 with water, add one tablespoon of liquid dish soap and fill the rest with rubbing alcohol. Before you go to bed, put this in a high traffic area and set a desk lamp over it to illuminate the bowl. You will be suprized at the number of fleas you will have in the bowl in the morning. Doing this over the course of several days in each area will rid you of fleas". I haven't personally tried this, as we don't have a problem with fleas, but someone might want to give it a go! It sure sounds like less expensive than treating the whole carpet in the house!! Latas Kimberly [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3754]