Hello everyone, :) Ok, my smallest ferret Suu, who is about 13 weeks old, appears to not be gaining any weight at all. I got her April 4 and she looks to be about the same size and like that she hasn't gained any weight. I've been feeding her kitten/baby animal milk replacement on the side of her normal food (3 syringes of it a day..don't know how much that is right offhand) and even with that, it seems to not be working. I can still feel her ribs very easily (and I couldn't on Seiko). She also seems to be sort of runty..could this be why? Or is there a possibility of a health problem? I haven't gotten her shots just yet, but I plan to next week. I had some problems the last few weeks and couldn't get them right on time. Which also brings to mind, should I try feeding her duck soup to cause her to gain some weight? If so, where are some good recipes for it? I looked at the one on ferretcentral.org and it doesn't sound like the one by Bob Church (which I can't find btw..) Does anyone have it handy?? [I sent it. BIG] Also I plan to get them both checked for ADV using the Avecon saliva test, do I have to send it refrigerated or can it go through regular mail? It wasn't really clear on the site with the info about it. Also, are they fairly reliable? Please send all replies to me privately. Don't want to clutter up the FML..it'd be too much work for BIG. :) [log in to unmask] Thankies everyone! :) Linda M. + the Kamikaze Ferts (Seiko and Suu) What lies before us and what lies beyond us is tiny compared to what lies within us. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes [Posted in FML issue 4128]