Rochelle-
 
>Has anyone else seen excessive weight gain along with onset of adrenal
>disease (in a ferret for whom it is clearly NOT winter weight gain just
>happening to coincide, that is!).  One of our guys put on a HUGE amount of
>weight for the first time when his first adrenal started acting up (around
 
My Jake, who will be 3 this year, put on 1lb over the course of less than a
year, and started just laying around, watching the other 3.  He'd come up
to us and just lay down infront of us and put his head on our foot..I was
worried..  took him to the vet..  she took blood and gave him an xray..
blood count looked good, xrays looked good..  his eyes, coat and skin
looked great, but she said that she couldnt rule out anything
'sub-clinical' -- something could be brewing, but it doesnt show up yet..
so, if he's still out of sorts, she wants to run thyroid and a few other
tests..  that's all I can say about weight gain.  Some days he joins the
fun, and even instigates..  most days he just speedbumps.  we're keeping a
close eye on him.  Good luck with your fella...
 
-Celia
[Posted in FML issue 2419]