First Thing: My vet says backing soda will not harm your fuzzy, but may cause nausia (sp) and vommiting (yuk!!!). Second Thing: If you live anywhere near Atlanta, Georgia, and are considering adopting a fuzzy, please keep the Georgia Domestic Ferret Association in mind. The GDFA has received over 11 ferrets in just two weeks and our small shelter is quite strapped for space and money. my email is [log in to unmask] and ph# 404-351-5034. Holly and her five ferocious ferrets TJ, Rascal, Snow(rescue), Samantha(rescue), and Maggie(rescue) plus two in-transit boys Tom and Jerry (dook dook) (recent rescues)908=E0 [Posted in FML issue 1897]