Hi, I'm the one with Little Widget and I wanted to thank everyone for giving me advice on my baby girl. She is looking much better and feels to me like she is putting some weight on but we will find out for sure after tonight's appointment with Unky Doolan. My experience with Widget and her weight loss has proven one thing to me, getting a second opinion can not only help your ferret's health, it can also save you a lot of money and grief. When Widget first got sick, the 1st (emergency vet) one I went to said she had taken blood from her toenail and it was very low so deduced Widget had lymphosarcoma and wanted to operate. I had filled out the paperwork to open a credit account with them and the surgery was set for the next day when my regular vet (trumpets playing) Dr. Doolan called them and told them not to do the surgery, he wanted to see her first. Well, to shorten a very long story, he took blood and her sugar level had increased and surgery wasn't needed. (He didn't take the blood from the toenail and told me that was actually a cruel thing to do to a ferret). I will be traveling from Monmouth County NJ to Washington DC the day after Thanksgiving and wanted to know if Ferrets Across America or anyone else for that matter, needed a ride for a ferret. Please let me know, I will be on my way back on Dec. 5th. Best wishes to you and yours, Kym, Oso and "Hey, this is kinda tasty!" Widget PS I love the Pandora/Easy Off dual, it's fun reading. [Posted in FML issue 2482]