Consider the very common problem of adrenal disease, though hopefully this is just an early onset of seasonal fur loss (possible if you are in the extreme south). http://www.miamiferret.org/adrenal.htm http://www.miamiferret.org/basics.htm http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL7819 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL7070 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL5827 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL5051 There can be alternative causes of fur loss but they are less common. See the list and links in http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL7300 Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6254]
