You know you're addicted to ferrets when you look over to see one of your little darlings go potty BESIDE the litter box,on your nice shag carpet, and instead of getting upset you shout YES because you see that it is a normal poop and the diarrhea is gone. Quite a few things have happened since I last posted. On the same day that Chance died, Jim and Cathy told me that I could adopt the two ferrets that had just come into the shelter. Romeo and Juliet have been a joy (mostly) and have helped me with Chances loss. Because Gypsy and Sassy and Chance took a dislike to the last ferret I brought into the bunch (Cinder) I thought there would probably be a problem intergrating the new ferrets. But they fitted in like they had always been there. It's been fun watching them explore. The big idgit..uh that is Romeo had problems with the bathtub the first week or so. There is a high step that makes it easy to get into the bathtub, but Romeo didn't have the knack of jumping out again. He would lean up against the side and scrabble at the top. I found myself getting him out of the bathtub several times each outing. He loved playing in the bathtub but just didn't know how to get out. He looks like a larger version of my chocolate mitt gypsy. Little Juliet is a sweetheart. It's possible she may take Chance's place as the ferret I worry about most. At 1.3 lbs she is my litest ferret. I say litest because she is just as large in size as Sassy, larger than Cinder, but neither she nor Romeo feel like they weight what they ought for their body size. They were feed purina cat food and I am hoping that they will gain some weight after some time on L'Avian. She is all skin and bones feels like. It's possible she may take Chance's place as the ferret I worry about most. She developed diarrhea shortly after she got here and I took her to the vet. Romeo got his shots and she got a checkup and medicine with orders to bring her back Monday for a recheck if she didn't get better. Well the diarrhea got better, but she really wasn't feeling good. No dancing, she didn't even dig at the door like she had when she first got here. Just came out and looked around a little and went to sleep somewhere. She was a little dehydrated when I took her in Monday (it happened overnight guys, I did check her often for dehydration.) Dr David gave her subcutanious fluids and a cortizone shot. She seemed to be feeling better this morning and she did take a few licks of some duck soup. She was a little more active. Poor thing. All that has happened to her lately and she never lost her sweet disposition a single time. [Posted in FML issue 2264]