I have been watching the show Animal Planet (cable) regularly for the last month. Just in the last week I have seen ferrets on two of the shows. Both veterinarian shows. Cannot remember the names. In one a woman brought in 3 ferrets for their shots (held them with gloves). they looked healthy and bright. It was quite comical watching them wriggling out of the box as the woman and vet tried to close it. The second show did a splenectomy (sp?) That was amazing to watch. I cannot believe that poor little ferret had something that big inside of him. His symptoms were lethargy and weakness in his hind legs. The vet had everyone feel the ferret and the spleen when she first brought it in. It was huge when he did the surgery. Ferret came through with flying colors. It was very interesting watching the surgery. I believe the show was called "Emergency Vets". Ferrets - Gotta Love 'Em! Terry and the Energetic 18 [Posted in FML issue 2144]