First of all I'd like to thank all the wonderful, marvelous people who have sent me e-mail with welcomes, sympathies and/or advice! All of it is very much appreciated. I have discovered that ferret folks are totally awesome people, and I have spent at least part of the day wondering why the rest of the world hasn't figured this out yet. Geeze. Anyway...hugs and dooks to all of you!!! Update on my fert: I have adopted a second ferret, Onyx, who once was a problem biter and now just gives dainty little love clutches. (To be expected, I'm told, given her very young age.) I have moved her and Grover, as of tonight, to a different shelter where they will get more personalized care and (since it's much closer to me) where I can get there more frequently to socialize with them. Thank you, Cascade Ferret Network, you guys rock. (And also thank you, Oregon Ferret Shelter, for taking care of Grover for a couple of days, and for introducing both of us to Onyx!) The details of my dawning love story with ferrets can be found at http://www.teleport.com/~megan/ferret.htm. Thanks again to everyone for all your support. Much love and dooks, Megan -- Megan O'Shaughnessy DC LMT ( [log in to unmask] ) URL: http://www.teleport.com/~megan/ [Posted in FML issue 2420]