It's been a while since I've posted but I've lost a little one this week and wanted to share with the only people in the world who can truly understand what a pet, specifically a ferret can mean to a person. Crimson was the "Mascot" for the university's Biology program that I work for. She came to us as a returnee to a pet store. Someone's child wasn't taking responsibility for her care and so they gave her up. She was approx. one year of age at the time she came to live here. She was a gentle soul, very playful, funny, adorable, (of course) and the light of our department. She was well loved in her 5 years with us. She spent holidays and summers at my home with my ferrets and in her later years, came to be a close friend to my little Boo. She began showing signs of Insulinoma about 1 and 1/2 years age and was on Pred for that. Soon afterwards she began losing hair and showing signs of Adrenal tumors. Two vets evaluated her and determined that she was not a good candidate for surgery. She thrived with the pred and had very little time that she didn't feel good. She slept more but was always in good spirits. She never actually dramatically took a turn for the worse. She looked a little "purple" the night she died, but was eating extremely well and drinking and her stools were always nice and firm and normal looking. Except that she was nearly bald, you would not have thought there was anything wrong with her, just getting old and slowing down. She died in her sleep. Her necropsy showed, lots of insulinomas, her left adrenal gland was more than 10 times the normal size. She had tumors in her liver, nodes and many in her lungs. We believe one of the ones in her lungs ruptured that night and ultimately caused her death as there was a lot of hemorrhaging in that area. She was a bright shining star in our lives. Sandee, please watch for her and ask Mickey to show her around. For the first time I am dealing with fleas with my ferrets. I don't know what is the best method for dealing with them. I use the advantage on my cats and frontline on the dog. What works and is safe for ferrets? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks for being here for me to vent. Love your little ones for me and my four. Julie and Razz, Poncho, Boo and foster ferret Deli [Posted in FML issue 3154]