Deborah W. Kemmerer, DVM West End Animal Hospital 103 SW 140th Terrace Newberry, FL 32669 (352)332-4357 I wanted to make a post to the FML, since this reaches a large number of ferret owners. I just saw my heartworm article in the new issue of FERRETS magazine, and although it is generally well-presented, there is an important error. There is a photo of a dead animal being necropsied, and you can see adult heartworms in the heart. You can also clearly see by the paw that the animal is a ferret. Unfortunately, the caption says it's a DOG. There was originally supposed to be a photo of a dog's heart also to show them side-by-side, but something apparently got confused. One of the main reasons I did that article was so people could see an actual ferret's heart with heartworms in it. That photo was taken by Barbara Ludt during a necropsy of a rescue ferret that died. I thought it very important that people know that was a ferret and not just to say "ferrets get them, too." I'm sure Ferrets Magazine will publish a correction, but that won't be out until next issue. I just wanted to spread the word. Thanks, Debbie Kemmerer DVM [Posted in FML issue 2881]