I recently noticed that our eldest ferret, Maboul, was losing weight and
I almost could not believe it when I realized that his huge spleen had
shrunk.  He was about a year old when we adopted him over 3 years ago.
He already had a huge and hard spleen, that I noticed right away.  You
did not need to be a vet to feel it!  Furthermore, he was walking more
like a lizard than a ferret.  Since his spleen shrunk, he has been
walking more like a ferret and has been more active.  I am looking
forward to his visit to the vet in a few weeks to find out if there is a
link between his spleen and activity level.
 
Did this happened to one of your ferrets?  We have had 15 ferrets since
1993 & I have not heard of shrinking spleens.
 
Lorraine Tremblay
Our ferrets: Maboul, Pitchou, Patapouf & Typhon
[Posted in FML issue 5070]