Steve and I went to Anne's portion of Fuzztek yesterday and brought home a tiny girl. We're waiting to see her personality before giving her a name. Now we are a 6-pack. Seven was just too many back when we had that many but five was too easy for us, and after so long nursing we needed someone younger -- so young with some rough spots behind her was just right all around. We DO know that she gets car-sick but Opps-a-Daisy doesn't make it as a name <G>! I'll give Steve at least 2 months to find a name since he's VERY particular on that score. OH, Anne has a elderly albino ferret with a face EXACTLY like Warp's; this little girl has gotten past some near-death situations and is now known to have at least 7 years plus behind her (maybe more) but she's in marvelous shape, with good muscularity, and doesn't really look her years. We hope Warpie looks just as wonderful in three years and over. That princess is her's, though. Another of Anne's own has a silly striped tail. There are other magnificent ferrets there waiting for homes, though. The Ryans keep them happy and in great shape. We had a number to select among, and it was really hard till this little girl came out and I fell head over heels in love. If you are in N.J. or nearby Anne mentioned the need for adoptive homes just a few days ago so I suspect she won't mind me talking about it again <G>! Do you have questions about your vets' expertise, or want to be prepared, or need to know about ulcers, helicobacter, megasplenaly, cardiomyopathy, skin tumors, behavior, litter training, introductions, marking, carpet digging, shots, ferret natural history, etc.? Go to http://www.ferretcentral.org Steve and I have had ferrets for over 15 years and we consider this to be the single most helpful ferret site out there. We re-read it on a regular basis as a refresher. If you haven't been there, but you love ferrets then you will want to go there ASAP and bookmark it for your future. (Besides, you can also download the Medical FAQs from it to give to your vet so that your vet will be informed beforehand with common problems, and you can download other aspects for other non-profit uses. Pam Greene does an incredible job with that site and top-notch vets have provided info any ferret-adoring vet will appreciate.) Sam, you are right. You vet sounds very committed. Know a little thing our vet office does? They let us bring in our ferrets some times just for hugs so that they don't associate the hospital with only tough things. I'll bet others can mention things they like a lot about their vets!!!!! Sukie [Posted in FML issue 2453]