HICCUPS: I find that offering the ferret a small treat, particularly a lickable one, takes care of the hiccups. I guess the breath control required to lick all the Ferretone or Petromalt off of a finger helps, along with the general calming effect of a brief break from playing. Speaking of which, Rusty had always gotten hiccups once a month or so, but recently he's been getting them much more often, maybe every few days. Is this symptomatic of anything in particular? VACCINATION TIMING: * Yes, giving the rabies and distemper vaccines a week or two apart is a good idea; it may minimize the chance of a bad reaction. * Yes, you can give a ferret an extra vaccination (rabies, distemper, or both) to get him on the same schedule as your others, as long as it's been a month since he last had the shots. -- - Pam Greene Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> [Posted in FML issue 1491]