We just discovered out ferrets have ear mites. They have had them for a long time, but although I mentioned to our 'old' vet that I kept cleaning their ears yet they never would be clean, he dismissed it with "ferrets have very waxy ears" and never bothered to check. Now we have another vet... :) Anyway, we are having to scruff them to flush out their ears and administer the ear drops, and I was just wondering if anyone knows whether that is too much of a strain on their spinal cord for long periods of time. I know this is how mama-ferret used to carry them around, but they weren't as heavy then... ;) Dooks, Tina [Posted in FML issue 2686]