Good Day, All! I've seen some discussion lately on both the FML & the Ferret Forum Digest re: vaccinations and what I call "visitations", where people take their ferrets out into public and allow them to act as "ambassadors". May I take a moment to humbly comment on these topics? VACCINATIONS - Regardless what your state's policy is regarding vaccinations, please consider taking these relatively inexpensive precautions both to protect your fuzzy's health and life. Not only could they contract rabies or distemper, but if they were to nip, bite or scratch someone, even accidentally, proof of vaccination could help to keep your fuzzy out of the Slammer... or WORSE! I know that there is a web site that outlines each state's policy but I can't recall it offhand... would someone please post it? VISITATIONS - The idea of educating the public about the Wonderful World of Ferretdom is a good one, indeed, but please note not only the above vaccination considerations, but also the fact that FUZZIES CAN CONTRACT ILLNESSES FROM HUMANS. With any number of germs on a stranger's hands that your fuzzy might not have immunities built to withstand, you could again be risking your baby's health - only this time in the name of education AND with the best intentions. I'm sure there's more information that could be useful here... I hope that those more "in the know" will free to add to this discussion. Happy Dooks to All, Melissa ====================================================================== Happy New Year to All with LOVE from Dexter, Cocoa, MoJo & RockStar... ALL of us are missing Dodger :-( >^v^<-,--------,'''''' ====================================================================== [Posted in FML issue 2560]