I'm looking for a good veterinarian in the NW Chicago suburbs, as it has gotten well overdue for my two-ferret sneaker assault team to get updated shots. They originally went to Dr Black in Prospect Heights, but I thought I would get opinions and/or recommendations from the FML as one is getting up there in age (nearly 5) and the other has what looks like a black wart or growth on her toe - I have *no* idea what it is, although that toe got caught in a hinge several months ago. Please send any recommendations directly to my email address. Also - are my girls at any risk of catching the 'greenies' from going to a vet where an infected ferret has been recently treated? Regarding older ferrets and lower-protien food - I saw a bag of MF ferret food, and I think it was something around 38% protien - this is about 5% *more* than Iams or Science Diet kitten food. Would this mean that MF is *not* a good thing to give ferrets after 3-4 years of age? Does anybody else have a temperature-sensitive ferret? Byrsha (5-yr-old silver-mitt) will go to sleep curled up nose-to-tail on her tummy. If the apartment is too warm, she will rotate without uncurling until the 'right' amount of thinner tummy-fur is exposed to keep cool - or she is completely upside-down, whichever comes first. (Shortly thereafter her companion, Curie (3-yr-old cinammon) usually decides to wrestle...) Thanks for any help! Craig ([log in to unmask]) Byrsha, The Master of Tipping Things Over Curie, The Master Collector [Posted in FML issue 1247]