Thank you to everyone who responded to my letter about Ellie's prolapse. It was good to hear that other ferrets have made it through this. I don't want to jinx things, but it seems like just today Ellie might have started to get better. At least, it looks *different*, hopefully for the better. She's still as energetic and playful as ever, so I'm happy for her. I hope I didn't get anybody's hopes up with my question about ferrets being legalized in Michigan. It seems that my veterinarian was misinformed. I spoke with Micki Wingate yesterday, and she explained the situation to me. In April, the ferret bill will go before the Department of Natural Resources. If it is approved by them, then it will go before the senate, and so on and so forth. So this is just one more step in the process. Apparently this is the third time through the process. Micki strongly emphasized the need for people to write to the governor of Michigan to show their support for the bill. The address is: The Honorable John Engler Governor - State of Michigan State Capital P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, Michigan 48909 So please write! According to Micki, "One letter is worth 100 votes." Thanks, Julie :) and Ellie ) <--- The magical Cheshire Ferret [Posted in FML issue 0749]