I read with interest the artical from AP about the path-valley/agway fiasco. A local pet shop had recieved a shipment of path-valley ferrets and I was less than impressed with thier kits. Several of them had some health problems, poor doers, rectal prolapses. I talked both to the people at Path Valley and their Veterinarian at the time (two months ago) and they didn't mention anything about an ongoing problem. Personally I think there is a lot more to this story than is in the press. Why would it take three years to determine that a calcium/phos imbalance was present. I would think with all the problems they cited, malformed babies, teeth loss, fractures, someone would have thought of this earlier. Well it's time to load up my stinky ferret and head to the office. Using an intact male in season as a ferret ambassador (we show him to all our clients since most Michiganders have yet to see a ferret) is rough on the old olfactory system. Michael Phelps DVM [Posted in FML issue 1152]