http://www.womenshealth.gov/news/headlines/667727.cfm These additives which cause endocrine disruption and appear to be estrogenic which is not good for ferrets, as well as causing problems with celluar calcium ion transport which weakens muscles including heart muscles, also are under investigation for worsening the prevalence of antibiotic bacteria. That topic is discussed here. Certainly, many of us have had ferrets fighting antibiotic bacterial infections. In addition, an FDA study shows that they are not any more effective than sufficient hand washing with plain old soap. The current leaning is to suggest removing them from consumer products and restrict them for specific hospital needs. People will want to check their products at home, especially ones marked as antibacterial. Three other things that can lead to antibiotic resistant bacteria are: 1 Giving too many antibiotics to food animals which is currently beginning to be tackled 2 People insisting on antibiotics when they actually have a virus which is a misuse And 3 People stopping a course of antibiotics prematurely. Antibiotics should never be stopped too soon. See recent FHL and FML posts to learn more. You also can look for the topic online, including partial lists of products containing these compounds. [P.S.] LOL! after saying "Never say "never" to Deb I notice that I used it here, so let me clarify. There ARE situations in which medical professionals will have people stop antibiotics before a full course is run such as allergic reactions or bad side effects, BUT people who are not medical professionals NEED to let the medical professionals make that judgement. Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game. Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) A nation is as free as the least within it. [Posted in FML 7522]