As Our Esteemed Moderator mentioned, there have been a few cases of toxoplasmosis reported in ferrets. Here's an excerpt from the FAQ, section 11.2: | Dr. Bruce Williams, DVM, says: | | Toxoplasmosis has been reported twice in ferrets. [...] | | Here's the bottom line. Because of the devastating effects that | Toxoplasma can have on a developing human fetus in the first | trimester - you don't want to take ANY chance at all on exposing | [a pregnant woman] to Toxo. So [someone in the household who | isn't pregnant] inherits all litterbox duties for the next | nine months. Actually, she probably stands a higher chance of | getting Toxo from poorly cooked beef. The doctor says - if she's | a carnivore - better get used to well-done steaks.... -- - Pam Greene in Rochester, NY Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> [Posted in FML issue 1505]