Over the weekend, I've been in touch with an American in the UK who has temporary care of a ferret who has been mistreated. I've asked her permission to pass on her story to the mailing list, but in the meantime, does anyone know of any ferret organizations in the UK she could contact? We've talked about care & feeding, & the little jill is doing quite well right now, but it is a somewhat sticky legal situation. Any advice? In the meantime, Bandit is going through his third chemo treatment right now (pills with food on Saturday, Sunday & today) & continues to improve & gain weight. You can hardly see his ribs now! In fact, he has been feeling so well, that Thursday he did the ferret dance for the first time in WEEKS & boxed with a paper bag! We were *thrilled*! Saturday he was dancing around again & Molly happened to wander by -- Bandit *jumped* on her. She was so startled! Then she ran down stairs & Bandit *RAN AFTER HER* and wrestled with her briefly in the living room!! I'm sure if Molly could talk, she would've said something like, "I thought you were SICK!?" Needless to say, Jeff & I are *very* happy to see him playing!!! One other question: does anybody know how long it takes fur to grow back after it has been shaved? With the needle aspiration & then the surgery, his belly & abdomen were shaved, along with a spot above his tail & patches on his forelegs. He is scratching a lot, & we've been assuming it's because the fur growing back is itchy. He has peach fuzz on his belly now, & black guard hairs growing in around his incision. Thanks for any info-- Katie, Jeff, Bandit, Charlie, Molly & Pogo [Posted in FML issue 0246]