Well, things are looking up. After having purchased the required medicines, I proceeded to juice my little man up. The first day was ridiculous! I got the ptooyies everywhere. We fought for the whole day about medicine and food. However, The very next day, with just a little coaxing, Jako ate about 8 tbs worth of food on his own!! Of course I am relieved, though still a bit nervous that he could just revert right back to not eating. As it is, he seems to be a lot more spirited. We also had ourselves a little ferrapy. One of the best exercises is simply to rub one on your cheek and get kisses on your forehead. Our little girls, Bebe and Riley, are just so healthy and bouncy. I wish it would just stay that way forever. I started selling off some comics to help with the cost of Jako's surgery. SO far I have not made much, but every little bit helps. Oh, and for those of you who don't have the book Ferrets For Dummies (or heard these names somewhere else) they listed the names for males and females: Jill - Whole female Sprite - Fixed female Hob - Whole male Gib - Fixed male I had never heard these terms before in relation to ferrets. Hope all is well. James, Melissa & Kassidy Loving: Bebe, Jako, Riley Missing: Wheezer, Pym, Ricki [Posted in FML issue 4139]