Hi folks. Concerning the inquiry about sight in albinos our previous vet stated that albinos typically have poorer sight. She sounded like this occured across species. I'm not sure about sun sensitivity, but we do try to monitor our albino guy when we're outside for just such a thing. The post about whether to bring the stray cat indoors with ferrets and the replies got me to chuckling about our choices. We have three primarily indoor cats who would go psycho without their periodic outdoor romps, and three ferrets. Our pets actually figure quite prominently in our house buying decisions! Some safe space for them outside, very little traffic and slow at that, no corner houses (too much street) or nearby intersections, etc. No major "holes" inside that can't be safely plugged and so on. Any house that doesn't meet these criteria is not considered no matter how nice. Of course, they are not entirely pleased right now because we recently moved into a smaller place and they all resent not having as much room to explore or as many spaces to call their own. They actually get bored a little quicker. Sigh. Well, they'll have to start earning some money so they can pitch in on the next house! The same holds true for appliances. We got to purchase a new fridge and dishwasher a couple of years ago and amazingly the first thing we looked for was ferret safety. Were they flush to the floor? Was the back entirely sealed? No holes for them to crawl into. We only considered the ones that were safe. Surprisingly several good models were acceptable. It cracks me up to realize how much priority influence the pets have over these other areas of our life. And we even see benefits from these considerations show up in our life quality and safety. We have a baby on the way and we find we're a little ahead of the game in childproofing because of all the ferret-proofing! They permeate our lives! Shelly (SC Ellis-Blackwell) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2419]