Hi Bob, Just heard about the new stay of execution. I had a thought. Has anyone thought of using Kodo as the 'guinea pig' to see how long the shedding period is? They say it's unknown, so how about keeping him under observation for as long as the longest known shedding period is? Maybe a little longer if it makes them happy. After which time they can safely say what we all know - he doesn't have it. This would be productive use of all future ferrets these idiots grab and kill blindly cause they don't know the shedding period. (Hey, why not find out what it is?) My thoughts and faxes are with you. Dede [Posted in FML issue 1965]