So, we took our two one-year-olds to the vet recently. We're going back in about 2 weeks for the booster(sp?) distemper shots, in the meantime I have a few questions: first, the vet found they both have ear mites! :(. How dangerous are ear mites? Considering they didn't seem to bother kids so far, and now they're getting treatment.. Also, sinse now we learned the importance of ear-cleaning, what's the best brand of ear-cleaning chemicals for ferrets? or maybe you can suggest some less expensive solutions? How often should we clean their ears? Second, our little girl, Podo, has a kind of a bump on her lower lip; she's had it sinse we bought her in June '98, and it didn't seem to bother her at all. The vet said she's missing her front bottom teeth, and obviously her lip lining grew out into this lump. The vet said she wouldn't recommend operation, as long as the bump doesn't change (grow bigger, start to bleed, etc). But she also said, sinse Podo has this minor defect, it is theoretically possible she might have others, less obvious. What's everybody's opinion on this? Whew.. that's all the questions I can think of right now. I'll appreciate any input you might have! Thanks in advance! Diana _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com [Posted in FML issue 2568]