To recap: Codo has permanent nerve damage, which often causes his
muscles to spasm. When he developed sores on his side from scratching,
I assumed the scratching was involuntary; after all, he did look so
confused when he was scratching. The sores were more than just a
bother, because Codo falls down allot, often into the litter area.

Thanks to those of you that responded to my call for advice. I simply
didn't know that the hair loss associated with adrenal can make ferrets
itchy; I'd never had an adrenal baby lose too much hair, before the
prostate was involved, necessitating.... I just didn't think about the
situation enough. Codo has hair loss on his side around the sores. I
checked his other side and found, if I parted the hair just so, there
was a bald patch similar to the one on the side with the sores (if a
bit smaller). I'm upping his melatonin dose to compensate. I really
hate to see his gorgeous long cinnamon fur going.

Thanks again for the help.

With respect,
Lori in Ohio

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