Hey Gang, MY GOODNESS! I never dreamed that there were this many shelters that handled ferrets in my area! Thank you to FerretFan, Ellen Byrne, and Bill and Diane Killian for the speedy responses. I will contact all of you as soon as I regain the ground I lost this weekend! Ever since Lucy got outside that evening about a month a ago I have been extremely paranoid and driving the everyone crazy with my fears. Well, this weekend little Miss Stinkbutt found a new hiding place and didn't tell me! I looked and looked (because I had not seen in a few hours) and then started to get scared. The dogs had been in and out all evening but I was sure that I had been careful not to let her slip passed me (we still haven't found a Lucy proof collar). Then I started to panic "what if she HAD gotten by me?!". By the time Steve and Jessica got home I was in FULL PANIC MODE (SCARED, MAD, CRYING, PRAYING)! I was already double-checking hiding places when Steve called "she's out here, honey"! I was relieved, exhausted, and mad that she didn't come when I called (and called and called!). Little WENCH! At this point Steve conveniently adds "see how stressed out you get, honey, that's why I don't want to get another ferret". Cross your fingers that I can undo the damage! Lucy's counting on me! Love to all, Irena...Lucy's mom [Posted in FML issue 1484]