To Bruce Panowski: Welcome to the FML! I live in Albuquerque, too. Not too many of us way out here in the Wild West. I'll let someone with more experience respond to your question about spaying. Linda, Espie (another Albuquerque ferret? oh, boy!), Frankie (I'm over here, Mom, bring the raisins), Lucky Charm (yawn), and Angel (just a few more inches, a few more inches, and I'll be up on the bed) [Posted in FML issue 1355]