Howard: It is so thoughtful of you to consider doing this to help the ferret. I took my three two boys last Friday, and two were able to donate (even the one that is 6 yrs old donated). From my understanding, ferrets have universal type blood, and all can receive and donate. The UGA did check for Blood Glucose Levels, the BUN numbers, etc. They did this so that the donating ferret wouldn't be compromised by giving blood. They did a quick sleep on them, took the blood, they woke up quickly afterward - not groggy. UGA Small Animal Hospital told me that the owner was so very thankful for us coming forward to help her ferret. They all see that he has a big desire to stay, and she will do whatever she can to give them the extra time to find out the cause of his problem. We have been told that after donations today (as long as they pass the blood test), that he will be good until this weekend, and they will let us know again if they need more blood. Florence [Posted in FML 8122]