This is just my take. I think that by letting a little girl get a ferret when there is a cat in the house who does not tolerate other pets, you are teaching her a that it is OK to ignore one pet for another when the new one is more interesting. The family needs to take a really good look at how getting another pet is going to affect the cat, who, after all, does have certain rights. Only the family can answer those questions, but if the cat is going to be negatively affected, then having a ferret should wait. Just my opinion. Shirley Larsen [Posted in FML 7924]