This will most likely be my last post to the FML. I no longer feel fit to keep such august company, as I am now no better than Mr. Friend, whom the Fredonia fuzzies survived. Allow me to explain. Tonight, I had the cloth pile on my lap, and my two were settling down for the night in my lap (before I moved them to the cage). In a nutshell, I gave all three ferrets some ferretone. My two were curling up, and the white fuzzie was walking past me. I picked him up as usual, but he bit me harder than he ever has before, burying his teeth in my finger to the gumline, puncturing the small muscle or tendon there. I could not get him to let go... and I was very much afraid by the crunching noise made when his teeth eiter ground against something, or crunched through some cartilage. He bit harder when scruffed with my other hand. There was not even enough space to wedge my other finger in his mouth to pull his jaws apart. It took me ten minutes to wedge my finger in his mouth, and several more to pry his jaws apart. He made another attempt to regain his bite, and came damn close to getting it. I flinched, and I am ashamed to say it, I flung the ferret away from me. Needless to say, I am not fit to continue rehabbing this ferret. If there is anoter FML'er in my area (Lakemoor Illinois) who can take him and undo whatever damage I have wrought this night, please call Troy Lynn Eckhart at 913-456-8337. BIG.. I have her direct permission to post that number. The ferret is fine, and after my panicked call to Tle, I even picked the littly guy up without gloves (I couldn't find them) without incident. He graciously accepted some ferretone, and he went in the cage until tomorrow when I get more gloves. If anyone can help this guy, please call Tle. I am deeply sorry to those who had sent me emails praising my patience, love, and compassion for this ferret. I have betrayed your trust, and this is why I will not likely post ever again. I must do some soul searching to see if I am even fit to own ANY ferrets, let alone rescue ones. I have betrayed the little bit of trust the fert had developed for me. I have broken the trust you folks had in me. So now I hang my head in shame, and take my place in line right behind Mr. Friend. We shall both someday have our turn in the cage. Good luck, and heartfelt prayers for those who have lost a ferret, whose ferrets are ill, those in a FFZ, and all those who love ferrets. Farewell, (maybe someday I will feel able to post, but that is likely a LONG ways away) Bryan Hall [Posted in FML issue 1733]