I haven't been very active with the FML or any friends I have made on it lately due to a lack of time. I did want to post some good news, however, since there's a lot of bad news and death notices. I had posted one myself back in November, when my boys contacted ECE from a new ferret I brought home, and my favorite boy, Smidgeon, died. Anyway, the good news is that Gherkin, now my oldest since Smidgy's passing, had adrenal surgery and is recovering beautifully! The vet removed his left adrenal gland and a greatly enlarged spleen. The right adrenal was hardly visible, and he's not on any follow-up medication. Also, my vet is the greatest because the entire surgery only cost me a bit over $200, compared to some horror stories I've heard on this FML! I had Nougat tested for adrenal too, since he's had a bald tail for months and has gotten pretty skinny, but he doesn't have it! He's just on melatonin tablets, over the counter, as a trial to see if they help him grow back some hair! Yay! After all the stress of bringing in ECE to four existing ferrets, losing my favorite one, and having a few months of recovery time, this is great news to me! Hope this eases the worry for anyone with scheduled surgery that they are anxious about, and makes others happy that sometimes good things happen to these cute fuzzbutts! Happy days! Dawn, Gherkin, Wookie, Nougat, S'much, and Sushi the Akita/Chow dog [Posted in FML issue 3097]