Ardith, there also are some other useful approaches to be found in a compilation in the Files section at http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth and in past posts in http;//fhl.sonic-weasel. org Also, in that Files section within the Reference Shelf you'll find a list of compounding pharmacies should you and your vet need that. Many ship. We and our vet (Joe Martins of Bellemead AH here in NJ) use Bellevidiere (sp?) and continue to be pleased with them. BTW, EVERYONE: http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org is a great place to look up health info. Also very useful are the Critical Reference links at http://www.ferretcongress.org which includes link to piles of useful info, many of them sites with vet supplied articles. Never forget the FML Archives at http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html which has information on just about anything ferret. [Posted in FML issue 4555]