Dooks to everyone, Regarding the heavy breathing ferret with insulinoma, the only thing that comes to mind for me is cardiomyopathy--has he been checked for this? Larger male ferrets over 3 years of age seem to be more susceptible. Of course, your vet would be able to tell you for sure. Regarding giving ferrets tablets, what I would do is dissolve the pill in warm water or chicken broth and then pull it up in a syringe and give it like that. It's hard enough to pill a cat; I cant imagine trying to give a fuzzbutt a tablet! Becky and Heather and the Magnificent Seven: Abby, Andre, Annie, Arthur, Avery, Bob and Peanut-buttery-Boy [Posted in FML issue 3827]