Regarding the person whose ferret seemed dazed after getting "skunked" and would not open its eyes for some time...is it not possible that the little bugger's eyes were stung by the ferret spray? I seem to remember reading that a skunk's spray can really sting if it catches a dog or other animal directly in the eyes. Dr. Williams conjectured that it was just a behavioral quirk--like maybe the smell was just so bad that the poor thing was afraid to look? [Posted in FML issue 1253]