Meghan and Binky A ferret's adult coat is usually darker and more distinctly marked than their baby coat. The winter is coat is actually lighter than the summer coat, in part because of the thicker light colored underfur. Some fuzzies change colors quite distinctly between seasons. Some "fade" over time, expecially silver or roans who get more white hairs with each coat change. Just part of their charm! As for finding vets, if you go to http://www.ferretcongress.org and click on Critical Ferret References and scroll about 3/4 of the way down, you'll find several sites that list vets that treat ferrets. Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 3954]