Looking for info on how to diagnose and treat colds in ferrets. I surfed around a bit and withouth checking ALL the ferret sites I didn't come across any information on what to do if your ferret has a cold or flu (actually how do you tell if they have a cold or the flu?). I'm concerned because I have a doozy of a cold right now (my first in a few years and I'd forgotton how miserable they are!) and will be leaving in less than a week for a 2 week work trip. I'm hiring a Kritter Sitter to come by once daily who's a receptionist at a different vet so she knows something about animals but not about ferrets. I figure if they start to incubate my cold now they'll come down with symptoms just before or after I leave. So I want to leave her some info on what to look for and what to do. E-mail direct or to the FML or both. Thanks, Mary (achoo!), Boris, Giesela and Booker the dog [Posted in FML issue 2169]