I've always figured that when we can have a place other than a small condo it would be wonderful to have: an enclosed garden that is ferret-safe and has a pile of stinky safe herbs for them to play with, some furniture that is built with accessible ferret tunnels and passageways right in their designs, some furniture hung on chains from hefty beams so that we can rock and never endanger a ferret while doing so, and even have enclosed ramps for them to go from one ferret safe level to another. One of these years -- maybe in 20 years when we get to invent our own retirement home as per our long-term dreams. Hey, anticipation is a GOOD thing. It makes pleasure last all the longer -- through thinking about things and refining them. Noises in that horrid commercial which has the vicious portrayal of a ferret: I'd have to hear it again to try to place it. Can't recall if it was more some sort of juvie scuirenus or one of the caviomorphs, or what, but it clicked as a rodent noise I know but didn't place. You know how that is -- like when what is supposed to be a Central American jungle is shown in a movie and the plant types and geology fit so it really is but then they put on tape of gibbon noises to make it seem more "jungle-like" and your eyes say NW while your ears say "Asia"... The contact info for complaining to Verizon Wireless is: Roger Tang, President, Verizon Wireless, 200 Allegheny Dr., Warrendale, PA 15086. Of course, the problem is the viciousness portrayal, not the noises. Verizon Wireless might never hear about letter to wired Verizon. They are different divisions, but not separate companies under that name (Varies from company to company.) so the other addy might also work or the direct approach may be needed. I wonder if they share a VP for PR and advertising for both? There are maybe 7 million companion ferrets in the U.S. and it would be so good for the Verizon Wireless president to get enough mail from irate ferret people that he feels that every one of them has written. It's best to be polite. I suggested instead showing a ferret doing a trick after hearing instructions over the phone to do the trick. Our Sherman will do "Lie down, roll over" with a command over the phone. Bet there are plently of others whose ferrets do tricks over the phone, too! Benita, go to http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc and look up megaesophagus. Does that fit? Kara, have the vet be sure to have Florinef and Prednisone for you to replace adrenal hormones in case it has to be a full double adrenalectomy. Deaths due to not having these meds handy to replace missing adrenal products are almost always avoidable. Those med FAQ are rather old and the numbers are better now. Here are some sources to help you with more current info and links: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/ http://geocities.com/sukieslist (which I need to update, but the vet pages will help you, esp the ones by Charles Weiss) [Posted in FML issue 3869]