Hi everyone!! Okay, here we go.. Out of sheer curiosity, I was wondering if descenting a ferret is a bad thing or a good thing, per se. One of mine is not descented and when the two of them wrestle, it stinks to high heaven in here. I had to put them both away and turn on the fan, crack the window and leave the room for about ten minutes. The reason is I have a whole lot of allergies and I am very sensitive to smells. I am not allergic to ferrets and they usually don't bother me at all, but when Dean poofs, my sinuses go nuts and it hurts. So.. I don't know if descenting him is a good idea or not, and that's why I'm asking you informative people. =) By the way, IF I were going to, I would wait a pretty long time until I know that he is very healthy (getting a big furry coat, getting the follow up blood tests he will need to make sure he doesn't have adrenal problems, etc). Also, he is about 2.5 years old, and I don't know if that makes a difference or not. Okay, signing off, and thanks in advance for any info you can give! Sincerely, Meg, Martin the Martian and Dookin' Dean! [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2527]