Hi fellow Fert lovers, Bob, I hope Stella is getting well. I'll be thinking about her over Thanksgiving - won't be back on line until Monday though. Dave, I'm sorry to hear about Rune, but I hope this story helps. We have wire cages - we're building a new extravaganza that will stretch up in front of the kitchen window, with branches and hammocks, seated on the enclosed back sunporch, NOT wire - so the recent posting about wire cages hit home. One of our little guys, Gadzook, showed up with a very lame leg one day. We didn't know how he did it, but it was probably on the wire cage he loves to climb. He was really limping - it was so sad to see. We waited a couple of days and he was still limping - we had felt and found no broken bones - than off we went to the vet, who confirmed nothing was broken but gave us ten-days worth of antibiotics. Gadzee started getting better immediately but it took at least a month before he was up and running. Now he's strong and game as ever, though he still has a bump on his leg. By the way, I found a great new toy. It's a squeek toy big ball (about four x four), that the ferters can barely grasp, then it flies away and rolls and the game goes on. It's colored like a beach ball, so the ferts look like little seals. It's high on the hidey list - from spot to spot as different ferrets emerge from their homes. Tails. My friends think I'm crazy... but I swear that ferts, I mean ferrets, smell sweeter as one progresses down their body. EEwww, let me explain. Their ears smell, well, the tartest, their bodies smell just like ferrets, but their tails, their tails, their tails! smell like exotic incense - Seriously! Please smell your ferrets' tails - peeking around the room for the guys with the white coats... ;) - because they are divine. All my little guys and "Girly girls" have delicious smelling tails, each different. I'm embarrassed writing this, but, well.... it's true! Anyway, there was something else, but I can't think - oh yeah! - the funniest thing I've ever seen a ferret do. My large and gorgeous (I sound disgusting, but he IS) hob Tarzan was playing with a rubber glove Wally had stolen - big NO NO, blockage alarm - which they can't get to any more. Well, Tarzan, of course being a little, wild fert, put his head inside, lifted up with glove atop upwardly pointing with five bright yellow fingers, and started waving his head up and down, waving at ME. Oh, it nearly killed me to watch - soooo funny. Thank god for these natural little comedians. The funniest thing my ferret's ever done....??? Well, there's my story. I hope all ferrets (and their two-legged pets) have/had? (BIG, bless your heart, you're probably not working on the FML tonight or tomorrow?! BYW, you're great and many Thanks to YOU) Thanksgiving. Many thanks to Dr. Williams and Dr. Weiss, as well; I get a lot of comfort knowing you're both on line with all of us. [Thanks for the kind thoughts. BIG] I'll be thinking of Stella and Rune over the holiday and weekend (I'm offline until Monday), and sending special prayers for the safety and good will of ferrets homeless or lost, let there be none of either, and all ferrets. Mine will get a second helping of cantalope, their very most favorite food, except Percy, who ignores it, and will get an extra lick of ferratone. Thanks to all you ferreters too! (Wow, sorry this was so long!) Lynn McIntosh, SO Janos, 15-year 16-year sweet Wellington (the cat who puts up with us all), and the Gang of Seven special ferts. [Posted in FML issue 1387]