Hi there! First of all, my father recently mailed me a news article about 3000 ferrets at Path Valley Farm who died from Agway food (so they think). How incredibly sad! My first ferret I ever had I got from Path Valley in 1986. She was by far the smartest ferret I've ever had or even seen, and she was really sweet. The article said the food had 2 parts phophorous for every 1 part calcium. Is this too much phosphorous or too little calcium? The article was really sad. Ferrets were losing their teeth, their jaws were collapsing, babies were being born without backs and with twisted limbs, etc. What was it about this food that could do all that?! [Moderator's note: This was discussed quite a bit in FMLs 1150-1152 and 1157, I think. Probably no need to get into details again so soon? BIG] Next, one of my ferrets has insulinomas and I've been giving her Brewer's yeast. I think it is giving her gas (is that possible?), and a while back someone told me it was the chromium in the yeast that was important. Is that correct, and is there an alternative source of chromium I can give her if that's true (that won't give her gas)? Also, she is supposed to start chemo for lymphoma soon, but yesterday she was showing major signs of hypoglycemia. I was wondering if she should have insulinoma surgery or lymphoma chemo first. I know they will both be hard on her. Will chemo for lymphoma affect her insulinomas? Thanks! Katrina Ramsell [Posted in FML issue 1163]