Well, back online. Lost soooo many copies of FML. For some reason my download manager scrambled everything up. Either that or my Fuzzies are working as spies for Ferret Liberation and getting cryptic messages. Hmmmmm. Well, KIMO the Sumo Cat (and pseudo ferret) had his momma come for him. After a 15 minute struggle, and coaxing with ferretone (yes, ferrtone) we finally got him into his cage. He was not a happy fur-ball. Guess he knew where his friends are. Of course, his owner got upset learning of his exploits. She called me 2 days after they left to tell me he was depressed and not eating. Well, when I arrived he could smell the fuzzy treats and raisins in my pockets. I got a more affectionate greeting then she ever did. ("ferretone?", "raisins?", "Nutri-Stat?", "Totally Ferret?", "WHAT THE $^&*&*^%$ DID YOU DO TO MY CAT !!!!!!!?????!!!!" <sigh.....> She could not even get him to eat petro-malt, I had him gulping it down. Cat was not stupid - he saw the ferts line up for treats, he got right in line. Even growled if I overlooked him. (15plus pound cat? How could you EVER overlook him?) PETEY and CUDDLES are still not getting along with the rest of the Flurry (yes, my phrase again - have we put it in the Fuzzy Dictionary yet? Means same as "business" except without the suits <grin>). PETEY is just plain old anti-social, CUDDLES still gets pounced on (and sometimes bitten) by the others. Especially my own female albino SPRITE. What could cause this? Jealousy? Could there be something wrong with CUDDLES that the others are picking up on? Tried the ferrtone coating trick, Fuzzy Duck Soup Party, bathing to eliminate distinctive scents, heck - the only thing I have not tried is an Ice Cream Social. Anyone with ideas - please contact me. <geez> They all got along better with the cat. Kevin B and the ~~Silly~Slinky~Seven~~ and ~Fur-Angel Lady~ Plus visiting guest star Petey (still just dookin' through ......) [Posted in FML issue 2570]