As my dumas luck would have it, the holiday weekend was here and I had a ferret emergency. For a couple days prior, I had been observing Jasper's poo as it was emerging on the thin side. Thinking partial blockage, I began giving him all the laxatone and ferretone he could ingest. There was no change and he was a little lethargic. Someone had advised me once that you can safely use a baby fleet enema on a ferret for a blockage (anyone else heard of this?).....apparently no one told the ferrets this. Needless to say, this mission was not accomplished as I only have two hands and one ferret who was more than a little upset that I even wanted to take a peek at anything residing underneath his tail. Fearing more harm than good, I squelched that idea and took him to the emergency center. No sooner did I sit him on the examining table than he started to vomit up the turkey food I gave him three hours prior. Oh, yeah, this is a blockage for sure I thought. Nothing going through. Food coming up and only a green bile type liquid coming out. Damn Jasper, what the hell did you eat? An xray revealed no symptoms of blockage, he was treated for a bacterial infection and is on his way to recovery. I know that alot of us are very ferret knowledgeable, especially the shelters and are prepared to handle many illnesses without the trip to the vet. Wanted to share this with you all so you know that things are not always what they seem to be. Fuzzy Hugs, Kim and Jasper: "And just WHERE do you think you're going to put THAT!" Kim Fox Animal Communicator, Medical Intuitive Director of Somethin Up My Sleeve Rescue Authorized Distributor of Timmy's Tonic [Posted in FML issue 4930]