>I have a female ferret who is in her sixth year.  She has gained quite a
>a bit of weight lately and in particular this seems to have accumulated
>around her neck as well as underneath around her hind legs.  My question
>is are these normal areas for weight gain as they get older?  If not,
>what could this be indicative of?  Thanks!  Julie
 
Get to a ferret vet for an assessment.  Those may be fat laid down around
the nodes, which can happen but is not that common in those places even
though it can happen.  Some things can make fat depositions more common,
like adrenal neoplasia.  It could alternatively be swollen nodes.  In
such far appart locations that would indicate a systemic infection being
fought, or possibly lymphoma.
[Posted in FML issue 3866]