So many times we have to give our ferrets or animals pills. Due to their smaller size, they must be cut. Simply use a dog nail trimmer to achieve this. It works really well for cutting pills. You can half them or cut them into fourths. I got the nail clippers which have the stop on the one side. This works well for cutting them into 4 pieces! Cat nail clippers are too small and don't work as well. Giving Pills: Simply place an empty syringe in the ferrets mouth from side to side. The ferret should bite on the syringe leaving a gap right above the syringe. Do this while scruffing your ferret. Then simply toss in the pill right above the syringe, pull the syringe out and give ferrettone or ferretvite immediately as the pill drops into the back of the throat. This really works well if you have to give pills alone without help. Some ferrets are harder and it does take practice, but for the most part is it a pretty successful way of giving them. If you need step by step photos, just email me. I will have my kids take photos as I do it. Marguerite From TinyPrints Ferret Rescue who has 35 Wonderful ferrets for adoption or sponsorship! Life is not how many breaths you take, but how many times it takes your breath away... TinyPrints Ferret Rescue PetFinder Web Page http://www.tinyprintsontheheart.petfinder.org TinyPrints Ferret Rescue Store http://www.tinyprintsontheheart.com/onlinestore.htm Aloha Ferrets Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Aloha-Ferrets-Store [Posted in FML issue 4989]