>She has red inflamed skin around her chin and mouth, she also has what >looks like little blackheads. It does look quite sore but doesn't seem >to bothering her too much Janine, I can say that without seeing your ferret, I'd bet that you've got nothing to worry about. A few ferrets that have come through the shelter, and one of my own, have gotten this. It's always the bottom lip, and it looks almost like little tiny pin-pricks that bled, and yes, it can go down under the chin. Well, after panicking one day when my Patches (the First, now frolicking at the Bridge) developed this, I took him to the vet. Turns out, it is nothing more than a result of the way that he ate. He tended to salivate while eating, and for whatever reason, the combination of the food and the saliva on the chin, which apparently he didn't bother to wipe off the way the other ferrets do, causes this "rash" type of result. I can't say why the anus is red, but I also had a ferret (and a cat) with a blue butt. Never did figure out what that was all about, but it never caused them any problems. Oh, and all of the ferrets that I've seen the saliva rash on were white (at least white headed, perhaps because I noticed it more on this color, not sure.) Kymberlie Becker Barone Director Pennsylvania Ferret Rescue Association "Forget Puppy Love... There's nothing greater than Ferret Love!"tm http://www.ferretrescue.com Looking for Ferret Love? Try looking at your local ferret shelter. These kids have lots of love to give! Math not striking? You can still spread Ferret Love by supporting your local shelter, dontations are always needed! [Posted in FML issue 2453]