I agree with Trish on the subject of recliners. I've heard too many horror stories to ever want to risk combining them with ferrets. Plus I've found my own ferrets over and over again in places where I never expected to find them. Would it be possible to strike a deal with your SO to give up the recliner if you buy him a brand new, plush chair of his choosing that is not a recliner? Linda [Posted in FML issue 1646]