Sukie has mentioned that Dr. Kawasaki talked about raisin toxicity at the 2005 International Ferret Symposium(r) in St Louis last year. I just wanted to clarify that this was not his formal presentation to the whole audience, but was a Table Topic given to a small group of people. He provided a handout that some attendees may have gotten in their goodie bags. Preliminary transcripts have been prepared from several of the talks, and will be available for sale soon. Dr. Tom Kawasaki's presentation was on eye and heart diseases, and Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald talked about household poisons. We will also have transcripts for presentations by Dr. Bruce Williams on gastrointestinal diseases, Dr. Sandra Kudrak on USDA regulations, and a Q&A session with all vets. Unfortunately, poor audio quality prevented inclusion of Dr. Karen Purcell's excellent presentation on the basic ferret physical. I sincerely apologize for the delay in getting these transcripts ready. I know many people are eager to get them for themselves and their vets. The transcripts will first be available at the Derby City Forum in Louisville next month, and for order by mail shortly thereafter. We will have both printed transcripts, and mp3 files on a CD for audio playback on computers or mp3 players (will not play in audio CD players). Linda Iroff International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5189]