There are a number which have changed over the years and many of us who had time when younger no longer have time to keep up such lists and usually lack time for questions, but here are some places a person can go find hard info. I ask that those who add to the list do so with this subject header so that people can use the subject box at the separate FHL Archives, or the "list by group" option in the message section of the FHL itself. First, from my normal sig lines but with notes, so almost always right there for everyone (but some will be outdated with no time to do anything about that): http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ (complete with links, files, compilations, and health photos) http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ (easily used) http://www.miamiferret.org/ (the entries are kind of old but things like the section on blood values and what they mean, plus when they are acceptable or not) http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ (very up to date with much of the latest info from true experts) all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html (Each of the following is a site that the people keeping them have NOT had time to update.) http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html Always remember search engines like Google. For example the search term ferret bloodwork leads to results like Ferret Universe-Ferret Chemistry/ CBC Interpretation: Blood Values www.ferret-universe.com/health/cbc.asp 15+ items -- Ferret Chemistry Panel/ CBC Interpretation Blood Values... Hemoglobin 13.0 - 18.0 G/DL Actual substance in red blood cells carrying ... Platelet Count 300 - 700 x 103/UL Related to the ability to clot blood ... Ferret Blood Values miamiferret.org/physiology.htm There are, of course, dozens of components in your ferret's blood which can help ... If you want to know more about what your ferret's tests mean, don't hesitate to ... Your Ferret, A Lifetime's Commitment of Care www.maferrets.org/info/lifetime.html Dec 16, 2004 -- This information has been compiled by the Massachusetts Ferret .....For a routine CBC / chemistry panel blood test for your ferret, you can ... Ferret Universe-Ferret Home Glucose Testing www.ferretuniverse.com/health/home_glucose.asp Home Blood Glucose Testing for Ferrets ... Once a ferret is diagnosed with insulinoma, regardless of treatment option, their glucose values will need to checked ... [PDF] Blood Collection Techniques in Exotic Small Mammals iacuc.ucsd.edu/PDF.../BloodCollectionTechExoticSmallMammal.pdf File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View by JO Joslin - 2009 - Cited by 9 - Related articles Key words: blood collection; exotic small mammal; ferret; rabbit; rodent; venipunc - ture. The size ... pursue diagnostic blood work on many of these ex- otic small ... For more serious things PubMed is great. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez Almost anyone can do this. I even known someone who is blind who searches using a program that reads to her but sometimes needs help from others. 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) A nation is as free as the least within it. [Posted in FML 7567]