Hi, I'm Allen and I'm new to this mailing list. I'm from merritt island, florida and i'm the proud owner of two ferrets. I have heard that ferrets can catch human colds. My girlfriend has strep throat and i'm worried that the ferrets might get it. I've heard other animals are just carriers of strep. Is this the case with ferrets? Do I need to keep my girlfriend away from them? Also my ferrets had fleas a couple of months ago and my vet put them on kitten version of advantage. Is this safe? [Posted in FML issue 1818]