Dee... you don't deserve any flames...this was not a conscious act of cruelty on your part...it was an accident!...plain and simple!!! i would never have even considered there would be a problem with my ferrets and a kitten...in fact i had a kitten with my ferrets...the kitten grew up thinking he was a ferret!!!...still does and he is 2 1/2 years old now!!... BUT he was 2 months old (old enough to defend himself) when we got him... not a newborn babe... i am so sorry for your traumatic experience...and i know how hard it was to share it...but it WILL help... as i said...it never even occured to me that there could be danger there...and i am not an inexperienced critter care-giver...i have had cats all my life...and that is not a short time...either!!!!...LOL...and ferrets for the last 3 years...i just have never had a problem introducing new critters to the others... Thank you for your post and i hope it helps you to heal, too!!!! HUGS!!!! == kat and the krew Rascal, Sassy, Wolfie, Monkey(Shine), Meeja, Narmy (Armand), LittleWhiteGirl (Chase), PopPye, Slyk, and now...ta-da!!!..Charlie and Mandi!!! Remembering Marcel...how we loved him! THE FERRETS' PAGE..."http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/2396" Help Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter...Use I-Give... http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=7364&mid=103840 [Posted in FML issue 2876]