Okay - Mr Ed suggested I eat with my ferrets, been there - done that. Just recently I had my cereal in the bowl, and was making up their soup as I ate. I take a dollup of chicken (free of antibiotics, organic, ground to a liquid in my blender) put it in their dishes, add a 1/4 teaspoon of Noni Juice once a day, a dollup of Alicia's Shelter soup, and hot water so it is nice and warm. Do they like it - my plates do not have pictures on them - they have all been licked away. In a hurry in the morning to get to work, I sat down, picked up a spoon, and after the third mouthful, noticed a brown substance on the spoon, in fact the last mouthful was a large one and there was an off cereal taste!!!!! This next event happened in the days before ferrets, but, it would make any MD shudder. I was working part time nights, my husband was taking care of the children. I came in one night, I was tired and was getting ready for bed, Noticed my toothbrush was on the sink, not in the holder with everyone else's, but hey, I grabbed it and cleaned my teeth. The next morning, my son, 4 years old at the time, got up and had to show me the black labs teeth, "Aren't they nice and white Mom, I cleaned them last night!!!!!" Mr. Ed, this dog confused the "cat box" with the treat box - I'm still here. Your suggestion I eat with my animals is old hat. I still love ya Marilyn [Posted in FML 6197]