Sorry, Chris. As far as I know, I have absolutely no control over my mailer. I just log on at school. Sorry for the hassle! About ferret allergies -- Dr. Kawasaki claims that ferrets are almost hypoallergenic. I believe he may be right as far as ferret dander (i.e. inhalant allergy -- they shouldn't make you sneeze!). However, I myself tend to get contact dermatitis from them if I rub them around my face much (okay, so I'm guilty of kissing my fuzzies now and again! ). But my skin is pretty sensitive to that sort of thing. I doubt seriously that your cat allergy says much about whether or not you'd be allergic to ferrets. You probably won't be. Marshall Farms and temperment -- It is my personal opinion (no flames, please) that MF ferrets tend to have *better* temperments than the average locally-bred ferret. I know I'm not the only one who has had that experience. MF breeds for pet quality ferrets. Unfortunately, this may well be the reason that there are more health problems in these ferrets -- more inbreeding. I'll let someone else discuss the health stuff -- my little ones are too young for me to give any personal testimony (I have one MF 1-yr old and a breeder-bought 6-mos. old who needs a serious attitude adjustment (but I love her and she's outgrowing it *very* slowly). Chris -- I'll leave off my signature tag. Does that help? Laura L'Heureux, Trella, and Tribble, too U. of Illinois Vet Med Class of 1996 [Yes. I guess the blank lines are part of your signature.] [Posted in FML issue 0647]