I had to take Teebone back to the vet Friday (yesterday). He was developing another anal abscess, his fourth in seven months. To make matters worse the vet that I had confidence in left last week. The person that replaced her seems to know very little about ferrets. She even seemed alittle afraid to pick Teebone up, told him not to bite her. I asked a few questions concerning Linatone and Petromalt and the vet had never heard of these products. Maybe she just knows them under different names? I also questioned her concerning surgery for Teebone and she seemed reluctant to discuss the possiblity. She prescribed Clavamox drops instead of the Amoxicillin Teebone usually takes for this recurring condition. Poor little Teebone. Just imagine the pain of having this and then having to endure being dragged to the doctor so often. He was really looking for something to chew on. I have talked about in the past the obsession he has had with chewing and ingesting everything in sight. I took all of his towels and jeans and cloths I had for play and bedding away from him and had Weezul and Teebone sleeping on crumbled up newspaper. Well I have improved the situation with replacing the newspaper with plain paper towels. So far Teebone has not developed an appetite for paper towels so I think we are safe. Regarding the ferret and fire discussion, I too have experienced this rather dangerous attraction. My first ferret Hun-Hun was blind, but whenever there was a fire crackling in the fireplace he headed right to it. He would push the mesh screen aside and plunge towards the flames. I thought it was just because he could not see the danger, but now I suspect he did not recognize it as harmful...as a moth to flames. I had to be especially careful when the flames died out and there were still hot embers, he would like to root around in the ashes. Fortunately he was never hurt because I kept such a close watch over him. He had this same attraction to loud noises such as cars. Whenever I took him out to the park he would always race over to the street when a car would rumble by. I always kept him on a leash so he was never in danger. I sure miss you Hun-Hun. My two new babies are just as adventurous, which keeps me on my toes. As all ferret owners know this is one of the qualities of a ferret that makes them so lovable. Forever Loving Ferrets, Judy Gallipeau, "Got to Chew" Teebone and "Ring-Eyed" Weezul [Posted in FML issue 0632]