While watching my ferret lick my five-year-old all over her face (including her lips), it suddenly occurred to me to wonder if I should be discouraging this wondrously cute show of affection? I don't know if ferrets can harbor anything, parasitical or otherwise, that could be caught by my daughter through Moogie's saliva. I already know that Moogie can catch colds from us. [Posted in FML issue 2418]