Okay, here's an odd one for you - one of my girls, Anastasia, has started snorfling...meaning she is occasionally making noises like she is trying to swallow something sticky - then she bobs her head a bit, licks her lips, and is fine. She has been doing it off and on for a few days, and is showing no other signs of illness, she's eating fine, eliminating fine, and doesn't seem to be having any respiratory problems. I don't see anything stuck in her mouth, and she's not pawing at herself or acting as if she is uncomfortable. She's just...snorfling. I don't think she is trying and failing to be sick, even - it doesn't seem to bother her. Stasia's six now, so I have had ferrets for a while and never known of snorfling, or heard it to be a symptom of anything - but I thought I should ask the Collective Wisdom of the FML! :) By the way - has anyone noticed the huge number (relatively speaking) of Meg(h)ans we have on this list? I wonder what it all means....:) Thanks, Megan and the snorflers: Anastasia ("I'm fine! I don't want to go to the vet!") Lexie ("Can you keep her quiet? She's keeping me awake.") Sammi ("Both of you shut up! I'm trying to climb the bookcase!") -- "I do it for the joy it brings, because I'm a joyful girl." - Ani di Franco [Moderator's note: 4 Meghans and 8 Megans, though I doubt I have all the names. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 2461]