>Let's see, Shona. Very recently -- less than one month ago (January 10, >2005) -- you said that you knew of one case of a ferret choking on kibble >(I'd personally never heard of one till you said that). How does that >suddenly change to it being among the "top 10" causes of death? Here >is where you wrote of that case: >http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG12255 >A clarification would be appreciated because your statement in today's >FML is confusing in being so vastly different from what just said, and >also so different from what is seen in the assorted ferret lists or in >any of the vet texts I have here. Sorry, I didn't realise we were providing references now: http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0305&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R19853 And as I said before: accidental injuries / deaths, not deaths overall. shona "Fair and Balanced" [Posted in FML issue 4784]