Bill -- I just posted a message in response to D.E. Brea's comments *before* I read the next couple of issues and saw you'd asked for an end to the comments. Sorry about that -- wouldn't blame you if you deleted my message (though I sorta hope you don't :) ) D.E. -- I'm sorry, but I certainly feel it's possible to get mad *and* even. We're all entitled to our anger. If that's not your style, more power to you. End of subject for me, too, and honestly no flames intended. Jody and Steve -- I'm sorry to differ, but I have to disagree that `Galaxy-D is a perfectly acceptable canine distemper vaccine'. While it certainly *is* for dogs, neither its safety nor its efficacy have been proven in ferrets, and the company won't guarantee it. I know some are using it without negative results, but unfortunately that doesn't prove what kind of protection it offers. I called Dr. Susan Brown 3 days ago just to double check -- she still does not feel this Simian-derived vaccine should be used in ferrets, and that only Fervac-D should be used to vaccinate for canine distemper. While I don't expect LIFE to take any sort of a stance against it, I personally would discourage it's use (with the usual exceptions for ferrets with known intolerance to Fervac, etc.). Jason -- most people with animal allergies, including myself, do *very* well with ferrets. Laura Laura L'Heureux Kupkee U. of Illinois Vet Med Class of `96 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1097]