I thought that Steve would like a ferret and he thought that i would, so we went ahead because each of us wanted the other one to be happy. That was thirty-something years ago (32? 33?) and there was so little veterinary info on ferrets that besides being a gathering place the very limited internet of that time was the best place to find anyone with any health info on ferrets, too. The few existing books were as wrong as they were right. When the first vet text for ferrets came out we were overjoyed so we ordered two and gave one to our vets. What i can not answer is how we first encountered ferrets; i have forgotten. Steve tells people that our lease at the time said no dogs and no cats so we got a ferret! Not exactly accurate since it said no pets, but it makes for a very good story. [Posted in FML 8171]