Hi All--I hate to be posting with such a depressing note, but I would really like the situation to get resolved with a happy ending for the fert, so here goes: I went into the Fox Mill Pet Shop in Reston, Va, looking for some 8 in 1 food, and while I was there I took a look around. I noticed a little area, about 3 feet up, with Plexiglass sides, that had rabbits and another creature I couldn't see. As I walked closer, I noticed it was a fert. At first I went, "Aw cute, the weasel in with the rabbits", but something made me stop thinking that. Then it occured to me that it was a *ferret* in with the rabbits. I was starting to wonder why the rabbits weren't terrified when I looked at the fert. Looked like about a 6-8 week old MF, but he was just wandering around, not dancing or jumping or even walking briskly. I walked over to pet him, and I noticed he had some seepage from his eye and barely kept it open. I put my hand in to pet him and he just walked very slowly over and put his front paws on my hand. Not trying to hop up or anything, just putting them there, like he was exhaused. I picked him up to see what sex he was, and to me, it looked like his little tummy was concave, he was so skinny. I had two semi underweight ferts, and they looked like pigs compared to this poor little guy. Meanwhile this poor little baby never once fussed at being picked up, just sat there. I noticed that there was an employee right next to me, and she must have heard me say "Oh you poor thing, you are really sick!". I don't know how she *couldn't* have heard me, but anything's possible. It just about killed me to put the poor little critter back, and when I did he just wandered off again. If I had my druthers, I would have snapped him up right there but aside from financial matters, I am just hitting the tail end of a dominance war with Marshie and my new one, Saffy, and frankly I don't have the energy right now to deal with it. My question is, what can I do to make sure this little guy gets better? Should I go back and question the employees? Right next to this rabbit enclosure was a ferret cage with another ferret in it, sleeping. That setup looked okay, I saw some Totally Ferret, a hammie, water bottle, etc. I just don't see how anyone could not notice a ferret *that* ill. What should I do? It about broke my heart to see him, and I cannot let things just happen to it. Any advice would be appreciated..... Laura, Saffy, Gatsby, and Marshie [Posted in FML issue 1520]