Whenever my first fuzzy went flat during play or was walking around and all of a sudden went flat out- I always got a kick out of it. I never thought that it would be a symptom of anything being wrong, and he seemed to get some rest from it, be rejuvenated by it somehow. I always pointed it out to my boyfriend, "Look, he's 'smooshing'!" and we both thought it was so cute. Now, I find that _everyones_ ferret does this? How disillusioning! <sigh> I have found, though, that he tends to do it when he needs to think of something obnoxious to do, and he is thinking so hard, he can't walk and think at the same time! :> So- after a 'smoosh', watch for renewed mischeiviousness! :> [Posted in FML issue 0859]