Hi all, and thank all of you who have responded to my treat questions re Fig Newtons and red licorice. I found a health food store that sells little chunks of sugar free/fat free licorice, raspberry, and 3 out of 5 approve. 2 are holdouts for Twizzlers, but health food store lady is ordering me strawberry ropes, sugar free, that should pacify them and I can nip off tiny pieces as treats. On Lyme Disease, I just want to post one warning: my daughter suffers from this nightmare and we can only suppose that a tick came inside on one of the cats. So even if your fuzzies don't spend much time outside please be sure to check any animals that come in contact with you or the babies to be sure they are tick free. I don't really know if ferrets are prone to this disease but it is a terrible thing. Eastern Long Island is, I believe, #2 in the country (after Connecticut) and all animals are checked constantly for that reason. Please be careful. Judi Lunn [Posted in FML issue 1168]