1. 102 is a normal ferret body temp. 2. Ferrets don't get colds. They definitely don't get rhinovirises and so far there aren't any of the less common causes of viral colds in humans which they have been found to get. They DO share some other respiratory woes that humans have like influenza and bacterial sinus infections. The reasons this is important to know are because the infection ones of those are more serious than colds, and because every few years someone gets in touch after accidently poisoning a ferret with an over the counter cold remedy because the vet wasn't check with first. (You did the right thing checking with your vet so that you can avoid mistakes like accidently giving that liver destroyer, acetaminophren (sp?).) Lisa, given her age, try a very gradual shift and stop when it seems optimal. The first thing I'd start decreasing and replacing with a safer treat would be the raisins due to connection of raisins or grapes with kidney failure in ferrets and dogs. Since those have a proven and potentially fatal consideration they come fist for reduction and then hopefully removal. (BTW, if you will soon be in St. Louis at the IFC Symposium http://www.ferretcongress.org you will hear Dr. Tom Kawasaki address this!) Lyme: luckily, the last I heard Lyme Disease has not been documented in ferrets but it might still be that they can get it; that isn't known at this time. I am sure you were glad to hear that there is now research into tackling the disease in its reservoir (ground nesting rodents) and that you hope that medicating will work so that a way to reduce the prevalence will be proven, as do I. Typos: typos are sometimes funny, sometimes annoying. Yesterday in relation to some books I accidently had "not" instead of "now". The fingers know a more familiar letter patterns, and... So, anyway, I was not dissing the books! [Posted in FML issue 4842]