We use petromalt as a treat/preventive measure. They like the taste, and it reduces the problems of hairballs & blockages. Our guys think its the coolest thing. They actually fight each other for it - it ranks right up there with raisens. They get about a half of an inch daily. Mousepads. Hmmm. Yes, we have the same problem. I've come home SEVERAL times to find my mouse dangling from the computer table, and everything up on the table is in tact - the only thing missing is my mouse pad. Once I came home and found the mouse completely as I left it that morning, except no mouse pad underneath. I've got a magician for a ferret. I know which one it is too, she's got a fixation with all rubbery type things. BUSTED! - Mish __MICHELLE Z. MATTA__________________________ Carnegie Mellon University......Athletic Dept [log in to unmask] http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/mish/home.html (Departmental)....http://www.cmu.edu/athletic _____________________________________________ [Posted in FML issue 1814]