My one ferret, Giz, is allergic to something and had been scratching and scratching for the past month. He was really bad off for about two weeks and had many scabs all over his body. I took him to the vet. Thursday and the vet. gave him a shot (steroid) that will last for about 2-3 weeks. In addition, I put Giz on Advantage flea control due to a few fleas creeping into the house from a dog that we watched for a while. Anyway, Gizzy is doing great and scratches only once in a blue moon. He is so much more comfortable these days, so I am thrilled that I took that trip to the vet. Just wanted to let everyone know how my little guy was doing. Melanie and the gang (Giz, Normie,and Moser) [Posted in FML issue 2483]