I want to thank everyone who responded on my post about possibly being allergic to ferrets. I would thank each one of you individually, but my e-mail is at work, so my internet time is very limited. A lot of people suggested a HEPA filter, and as soon as I get my next paycheck I'm going to look into it. What's funny is, during the summer my allergies weren't so bad -- now I think that's because the air conditioner I have has a built-in HEPA filter, and I kept that in the ferret room (a.k.a. living room). A lot of people also suggested I get someone else to vacuum for me -- I will print out all your posts and give them to my boyfriend! My appointment with an allergist is on Monday, and this weekend I will be away for two days, so we'll see how I do for two days without ferret exposure! A friend of mine who wants ferrets, but can't have them because of her current housing situation, is staying with my fuzzies while we are away. I am so paranoid about leaving them alone for a night, my boyfriend says I'm going to be insane if we have human kids! Thanks again, Donna, Jethro, EllieMae and Gillian (take us with you!) [Posted in FML issue 2621]