Hey Everyone, OK, I am going to try one last time. I want to try and explain, but you need some background on me. I have been very sick the last week or two, and I have begun to think it is anxiety attacks. I have not had these before, it caught me off guard, and it plays hell with my concentration. So while I am writing something, I will get distracted by another thought and start writing about it. And I am really getting around to saying what I meant. Like this paragraph. And yes, I have doc's appointments lined up everywhere, so not to worry. Just have patience. When I mentioned a vet in Houston being upset, I think some assumed I was using that as a way for me to say something. It wasn't that way at all. I mean folks, I have the biggest mouth in town, you know? And I didn't mention Dr. Soifer's name because I did not know who he is refering to, or even what forum. I just know he wrote an editorial for the Houston club and was cautioning folks not to take everything they heard on the internet as gospel. I have said many many times, my own personal rule of thumb is if I hear it 3 times from completely different sources, then there must be something to it. Also, I have never felt that questioning ANYONE means I think ill of them, or hate them, or have an agenda. It means I don't understand or that I don't agree. In fact, it usually means I realize you are smart enough and admire you enough to think you can handle some questions. You can then tell me why you don't agree with me. I may or may not change my mind. I have to use my own common sense, and I was trying to get everyone to look at everything that way. This subject has been on my mind a lot recently, my good friend in Houston with the ferret I posted about yesterday, has in the last two weeks lost 3 ferrets. One was a shelter kid, thrown against the wall. One was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and died within a couple of weeks of diagnoses. And then, just the other day, the one died of with the fatty liver disease. We have been talking about possible factors in diet affecting all three of these cases, for varying reasons. She works for her vet, and he treats her like an equal. And she does has a degree in physiology, so it leads to a lot of QUESTIONS. BTW, the ferret with the fatty liver disease never stopped eating, until about 6 hours before she died. And outside of the E. Coli, she had no other diagnosed diseases. So many times, I write what seems to totally unrelated issues in one post, not meaning them to be connected to other things in the same post. That is what started all kinds of hurt feelings, and also lots of folks assuming I am arguing or posting about them, when I am not. At this point, I will no longer comment on unclear statements in several folks posts. I don't know what else to do, everyone seems to think I have an agenda outside of loving my ferrets. I don't, so please let it go privately and publically. But I am very sorry that so many seemed to think I was writing about them. I wasn't, didn't mean it directed at anyone at all. I am sorry for hurting any feelings. Maggie Mae, Margaret, Marie, Margie, Magpie, Her [Posted in FML issue 2308]