this is for Jessica Wilson: i'm not sure if this would apply to ferrets, but... i am allergic to everything, and my doctor keeps me up to date on animal/allergy issues. last year a study (at U. Washington?) showed that in cats, the allergen load (Fel-D1 is the cat allergen) was VASTLY reduced when the cat is rinsed with distilled water on a monthly basis. Does anyone know if the ferret allergen is also in the saliva, like in cats? if so, the results of monthly rinsing might be similar. good luck. -----hillary g. Hillary Gorman ---> [log in to unmask] * Veterinary Nurse * Student * Amateur Philosopher "To err is human; to moo, bovine." http://www.netaxs.com/~hillary [Posted in FML issue 1278]