I hope this will not offend anyone, but I was a little concerned by the advice given to the person with the ferret that is having trouble breathing. First off, we should never assume that we know what the problem is without seeing a vet first. There are many things that can cause difficulty breathing and until the others have been ruled out, I think it is unwise to assume anything. Secondly, caffeine is a very dangerous thing to give any animal, especially one as small as a ferret. I personally don't feel that it is ever safe to self medicate your animals unless you are 100% sure that it is the proper treatment and more importantly, the proper dosage. And, last but not least, delaying a proper diagnosis can sometimes prove very costly. It can allow the disease or problem to get out of control and make treatment that much harder. Like I said, I don't want to offend anyone, but at the same time, I don't want to hear about a poor little fuzzy dying because it ingested too much caffeine or had other problems that were never identified. Stacia [Posted in FML issue 2379]