Hello, I think that my apartment is firly ferretproof, but there is one place I cannot keep them away from...the coffeetable! They insist on investigating it everytime I leave the room, and always receive timeouts for it, but nothing works. Any ideas on making the coffeetable a less appealing piece of furniture. They always spill the unsuspecting beverages....and I wouldn't want them to burn themselves with hot coffee. My oldest ferret Molly is having adrenal surgery as I type. She is strong and otherwise happy, but has had the runs for a few weeks off and on (the vet is looking into that as well). I just wanted to say that Dr. Hertel in Houston is so wonderful with Molly. You know you have a ferret lover on your hands when...she walks into the room and greets Molly with noozles and kisses before she greets me. We had some scheduling conflicts with her surgery and Dr. Hertel offered to take Molly home for the night instead of leaving her at the office(she has 2 ferrets of her own, plus extra cages because her mom runs a shelter). I was so happy to know that she was in caring and highly capable hands. It is so amazing how ferret people will go out of their way to help each other! I read in the Ferret FAQ on ferretcentral.org that Dallas, TX is a FFZ, does anyone know if this is true, and if it applies to the ferrets attending the Ferret Olympics there on the 26th? One last comment...I think my ferret Emily smells like Lilacs...anyone else notice this or is it her own personalize perfume? Good Luck to all and please say a prayer for my Molly's operation. Tracie Molly & Emily home email: [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2429]