Hi, Last night I posted the letter and pictures about the girl who had the ferret with the rotting feet. I can't even begin to tell you how MANY great responses I got on the issue. Unfortunately, my attempt to help the girl, apparently did nothing but irritate and anger her, even though she asked me to dig up what information I could. I don't think a whole lot more is going to be done for her ferret, and it seems impossible to convince the woman otherwise, no matter how friendly you are about it. She seems to think that the antibiotic is going to clear the infection.. I have to think otherwise, but then, I'm no vet. This woman has opened a shelter (in her apartment) and has very little knowledge of ferrets from what I can tell. I feel so sorry for this poor little girl, but it's pretty out of my hands. I just wanted to thank everyone who responded with their suggestions and idea's, and to let you know that I DID send them on to her hoping that one of the emails might encourage her to further the investigation of what's wrong with her ferret. Also, I have discovered that ferrets have only been legal in this area for the last two years, so the chances of finding a ferret knowledgable vet is slim to none. Most vets around here won't even do ferret vaccines because they've had so many ferrets that have had *bad reactions* (I found that for myself when I called to six different clinics yesterday looking for a vet that wasn't on vacation) to the vaccines. They say they'll work with ferrets depending on the problem, but under no circumstances will they vaccinate. I'm so glad I got all of mine vaccinated before we moved!! So the woman's lack of interest in the problem, may lie in the fact that the vet has no idea what to do or what it is. Anyway.. Again, I can't tell you how many great emails I have recieved on this issue.. You guys are SO great and SO helpful. It really means a lot to me. Thank you so much! [Posted in FML issue 3820]