We've been slowly working with Gimble for a couple of weeks now. Using LOTS of treats, we got her to the point where we could touch and hold her feet without her struggling. Tonight, we clipped one whole paw!! No struggling! No fuss! (At least no more fuss than you'd expect from trying to hold an active 7 month old ferret.) We'll try another paw tomorrow. We don't want to overwhelm her too much the first night, but I think we may be licking the problem. Now THAT is something to be thankful for! Juli Gyre (What's all the fuss? Hey, don't I get a treat too?) Gimble (Hmm. That wasn't so bad. How about another treat?) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2505]