To Stephen Dennison: Have Sasha been seen by a vet? It sounds like she should be seen by one right away. Do you have a ferret-knowledgeable vet? If not, let us know where you area, and I'm sure we can direct you to one. Meanwhile, I don't know what Cana-vite or Metrecal are, but you can try Nutrical or Nutristat -- both a high calorie food supplement with vitamins and minerals. Ferrets love this stuff! Ours will take it from a spoon, a bowl, from our fingers or straight out of the tube. We get ours from a mail-order company, but our vet also has it, and I'd say your better pet supply stores would have it. I've forgotten whether you said she was drinking. This is VERY important!! Dehydration would surely kill her. You might want to separate her from Bear so that you can monitor her intake and output more closely. I've not experience with ferret pregnancies, so for that I'll have to defer to others. Good luck! Roger -- so sorry to hear about the mishap at your shelter. What kind of stuff do you need, and how do we get it to you? We survived the holidays OK, except that I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle, got hit by a persistent upper respiratory infection, and a nasal infection. I'm just a mess! But the rest of the crew is fine. Sigmund has finally decided to play with our other four, rather than just running away from them. Bandit continues in a stable condition, neither better nor worse. He's thinner than a normal ferret, but not as his ribs don't show, and he's got a fat layer again. His fur's a bit thin on his tail and lower abdomen, and his coat is a bit rough, but othersie appears healthy. He's still bouncing and playing, but not as long as the others. It's hard to believe that he was so sick a year ago. In March, it'll be a year since his surgery and starting chemotherapy. Charlie, Molly and Pogo are all fine, happy and healthy. Katie, Jeff, Bandit, Molly, Charlie, Pogo and Sigmund [Posted in FML issue 0394]