Just recently, I also had a disaster with a ferret getting caught under furniture. I was truly lucky that no bones were broken, and no soft tissue was damaged beyond repair. Yet, the animal was dead when I found her, I fully beleive my petting her in panic and dispair did a sort of CPR which started the breathing process again, and the animal 'came to' after a few hours of exponenial soothing. Today she is like she always was, but seems more attentive and willing to just hang out in my arms. >From: Joy Smith <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Lucky Ferret As to the ferret witht he broken legs, my stomach turns to know that little animal went the better part of a week with two broken legs. I also have broken my legs ... not intentionally.. ha! And I know the pain and trauma it causes the body. If I had been saddled with that situation with a ferret with two broken legs, no one would have slept in a 500 mile radius until one of two things happened: 1) some qualified person would have attended to the breakage, or 2) with huge reluctance and emotional devestation, would have put the animal down. These two experiences, mine and the one above, should prompt every ferret owner to know of vets to handle these situations, and have their phone numbers handy. Talking to any local vet will render those data for future reference so you will not be caught short. I have done this just recently where I have been in arears in that department at the expense of my pet. Never again. You can't train a ferret, but the owner is fully trainable. I am still in training. Ya can't help but love a ferret! Gordon, Byte-me and Nibble-ed [Posted in FML issue 2863]