Dr. Williams, My son received a phone call tonight from a man who had bought a jill from us about a year and a half ago. He said he took her to the vet on Fri. to get her a hormone shot to bring her out of heat. (She had had this done before). Apparently she has the run of the house and has several hiding areas that they are not aware of. They truned her loose after returning home. She stayed hidden Sat. When they did not see her on Sun. they tore the house apart til they found her. She was dead. He wanted to know if it could have been a reaction to the hormone shot. It would have helped if he knew when she died. I don't plan on selling anymore ferrets to them. I don't think it was really a case of neglect as it was of "killing her with kindness". They didn't like to keep her caged. My son explained to them that it was for the ferret's own good. Anyway, what I would like to know, could a jill have a fatal reaction to hormone shots? I've been breeding ferrets for about three years and haven't had any reactions to the shots nor have I ever heard of anyone else having one. If this is a possibility, how common are the reactions and would it be the same as a reaction to vaccine? If so, I will have one of my hobs vasectimized to use from now on. Thanks for any advice you can give me. Cindy Sooy [Posted in FML issue 0948]