I want to thank everyone who responded so quickly to my concerns about Belle. It's obvious some people stay up half the night so they can read the FML as soon as BIG sends it out! :-) I took her to the vet this morning and he suspects vaginitis. He gave me Bactrim (a sulfa combination in suspension) and a topical ointment. If there is no significant improvement by Monday, I will take her to the ferret-expert vet. Thanks again everyone! Linda Iroff North Coast Ferret Shelter West "The Raisin Retreat" http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html [Posted in FML issue 2265]