Chicken Gravy: Will the person who wrote how to make chicken gravy in the crockpot so the bones are soft please email me? I can't locate it on the FML and forgot to save it. Thanks! Possible hairball remedy: I read in a natural remedies book that butter is good for hairballs and/or constipation for cats. Since my (departed) cat refused Laxatone (two people had to hold her down just to smear it on her paw!) I tried butter (unsalted). It worked very well and fussy Yoda liked it. Rocky likes it too, even though he doesn't like any other milk products; I know milk prods. can cause diarrhea, but in small amounts, Rocky didn't have this problem. I never had a hairball problem, but it helped pass through some of the junk he manages to eat. It's worth a try if you have nothing else or your ferret won't take anything else. Also, any oil should work. When Rocky was blocked by a big chunk of rubber from sink plug, he wouldn't accept anything except Ferretone, and it eventually came out in a puddle of oil. It worked twice. (Now I attached a long heavy chain to the plug so I don't forget to put it away.) Of course, these things always happen on the weekend. During shedding season I comb him usually daily with one of those steel combs with the fine teeth (I think it's called a flea comb) and it pulls out all the loose hair, including the chunks. I never have any hairball problems, nor any fur on me or my furniture. I realize those with many ferrets & shelters probably don't have time to do this. Dooks, and good health to all furkids, Shron & Rocky [Moderator's note: My understanding is that oils are not effective since they are digested and thus do not remain slippery. Mineral oil and the oil substitute Olestra are exceptions. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4483]