I took Molly to the Vet. and he thinks that she does have a urinary tract infection. He palpated her (that is the term, right?) quite thoroughly (i can't believe she put up with it!) and said that her kidneys felt fine and that her bladder was empty and tucked up where it should be. i did not bring a sample with me (that wasn't absorbed into Kitty Litter) so he just took a swab from around her vulva. He said that that tested positive for the presence of blood. I am now giving her 5 drops of Amoxicillin, twice a day, for 10 days. Then, i will be bringing a urine sample back to him to be tested. I figured he would want a sample, but i didn't know how to get one--i thought that just letting her pee into an empty litter box wouldn't be sterile enough. But, in case any of you ever see blood in your baby's urine, this is what he advised...place a plastic bag over top of the litter box and let the ferret pee on that. Then, if you happen to have one, suck the sample up into a syringe (without the needle). Try to get the sample to your Vet. within an hour. If it will be longer, store it in the fridge until you are ready to go. If you don't have a syringe, maybe you could pour the sample into an empty film canister. Anyway, Molly seems to be doing just fine now (but it was very scarey to see all that blood!!!). Thanks Dr. Dutton for your advice!! --Norma-ann President of SOFA and Mom to Molly, Leo, and Maggie. [Posted in FML issue 1551]