Karen- I would recommend not descenting your new baby. I didn't have my male Scooter descented, and he's very rarely posed a problem with smell in the two years I've had him. He occasionally sprays, but my air purifier takes care of the odor, and in fact can be used to deodorize him by holding him in the ozone stream. Even without the magic machine, the smell dissipates fairly quickly. I don't plan to descent future fuzzies either; it just seems like more cost and trauma than it's worth. Chris I am Ferret of Borg The Litterbox is Irrelevant Bitter Apple is Irrelevant Your Socks Will Be Assimilated [Posted in FML issue 1471]