Hello everyone, Some of you may remember me from about a year ago when I moved out to California and was desperately searching for a vet in LA. I have since gone to several, spent lots of money, and failed to find anyone who seemed to have more knowledge of a ferret than I do (several were convinced that the domestic ferret still lives in the wild and one told me never to scruff a ferret as it was very painful and that I should grab her around her head instead). This leads me to my current problem. My SO just noticed a small distinct red circle (about a quarter of an inch in diameter) on Jitterbugs underside. Inside the circle was a lighter red, giving it kind of the appearance of a new bruise and in the direct center was a small black thing. We thought it was a tick and so my SO tried to pull it off, it turned out to be a scab and she then had a drop of blood in the center of the circle. I don't know what this is and I am terrified. ANY VETS OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT ONCE. My e-mail is [log in to unmask], I don't always get the FML and would greatly appreciate being contacted directly. I would go to a vet out here except for the aforementioned problem finding a ferret vet in Los Angeles. I am still scared the mark may be from a tick of some kind - can ferrets get Lime disease? She hadn't been outside in almost a year, but today we took her to a park and it was at the end of the day when we noticed the mark. I am desperate and very scared and any medical advice would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Rebecca and Jitterbug [Posted in FML issue 2275]