We normally use Ferretone but it seems to be in short supply in the UK at the moment so I thought I'd give ferretvite another try. The ferrets always seemed indifferent to the taste always preferring ferretone. The best thing for them was the sticky mess they ended up in. So today I bought some to treat a sicky. He's had an abscess on his neck lanced at the vet and has to have oral antibiotic twice daily. Normally we give the patient a syringe of ferretone followed by by the dose of antibiotic followed by another syringe of ferretone to take the nasty taste away. Usually ends up with varied combinations when they get wise to what's going on!! So having bought my tube of ferretvite I notice a flash on the front "Now fortified with Taurine" . I don't know if you have the same brand name in the rest of the world but in the UK we have a caffeine energy drink called "Red Bull". The "bull" part coming from Taurine being one of the ingredients. Not wanting to give my ferrets anything to make them anymore hyperactive than they already are I decided to research taurine a little. It seems that Taurine is a beneficial amino acid. This link explains mainly from a cat point of view but as I'm told a ferret's digestion is closer to a cat's than most other mammals so I guess it will be true for ferrets as well: http://www.ivillage.com/pets/expert/vet/articles/0,12329,287564_271824,00.html If anyone can confirm or deny any harmful or beneficial effects of taurine I would like to hear about it I will cross post on some other sites as well as I'm intrigued by it all. The giving you wings part comes from the TV ad campaign in the UK for "Red Bull" when having drunk it you are given a new lease of life. [Posted in FML issue 4629]