I've discovered that Lemke likes to share my diet tonic water, and I'd just like to make sure this isnt a bad idea beyond a normal caution about giving them too much junk of course. I drink the stuff because it contains quinine (no I dont have malaria, just leg cramps) and it occured to me that this might be a bad thing for fuzzies. He hasn't shown any advers reactions the few times he's had any, but I'd rather be sure. Also what about aspartame (nutra-sweet) is it better to drink the "regular" version than diet? Re using anesthesia for Dental work on ferrets, while I agree that anesthesia is something to be used sparingly, there are cases where it's necessary. Our Misha went into the vet and needed some serious cleaning on the back teeth. The vet had no option but to knock him out for this procedure. Misha , while an absolute sweety-bug the rest of the time, cannot stand "intrusive" stuff like teeth poking - it makes him seriously hysterical I think he had a b ad visit to the dentist in his youth just like me ;-> In this case, it's not the vet it's the ferret. Misha is just as difficult with us over these things as with the vet... Vinegar- someone asked how this made the house smell, I didnt notice it at all when we used it, whereas the expensive official ferret deoderizer we bought smells really nasty when sprayed on the wall, and I was glad when a week later the scent finally began to fade. I'd rather have my house smell like a ferret box! Eden and her 3 guys: Misha, Lemke & Bill (the human one) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1659]