I had an episode with my Pookie with the chewing and it sounded like she was either chewing rocks or her teeth. When I brought her to the vet he told me that she either had an ulcer or something else because chewing like that without food means that they are in great discomfort. I wouldn't take your fuzzy back to that other ferret. Seems like he didn't want to waste any of his precious time. I had one like that too and I changed quickly. And let's admit it. We all are fanatics when it comes to our fuzzies. HA HA joanie campbell [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1853]