Last week I received a copy of a new ferret book "Ferrets: Health, Husbandry and Diseases" that has just been published in the UK. I read through most of the book on that day. The book is actually aimed at veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and students. However I found the book enthralling and easy to read - it covers diseases from abscesses to zinc poisoning. The book will be an asset to any UK ferret keeper. The author is Maggie Lloyd, MA, VetMB, CertLAS, MRCVS. ISBN 0-632-05178-7 and is published by Blackwell Science, Osney Mead, OX2 0EL. Tel: 01865 206086 Anyone wishing to find out more about the book can check out the following web page: http://www.blackwell-science.com/~cgilib/bookpage.bin?File=5099 The book costs GBP 24.99 + 2.50 p & p in the UK. Members of the NFWS have been offered a special price. I have loaned my copy to the book to my vet, Julie, she will be trying to persuade the head vet in the practice to order a copy of the book because as far as she is concerned it is excellent. Sheila Bolton Ferret Welfare. Membership Secretary & Editor of The National Ferret Welfare Society. Web Site: www.btinternet.com/~sheila/ferrets.htm last update 19 April 1999 Waiting at Rainbow Bridge: Jill, Deanna Troy, Cameron, Carnath, Button, Bill & Bobby. [Posted in FML issue 2662]