Hello. I posted yesterday about ferret longevity, but forgot to mention another point I was wondering about. Some people have posted about a fairly low incidence of adrenal disease and/or insulinoma in their ferrets. I've had three ferrets in the last 8.5 years, and *all* of them have had adrenal disease *and* insulinoma. Two had malignant cancer in their adrenal gland (Buddy in his left, Cassie in her right). Again, I wonder if it's something I'm doing wrong, something in their environment, their diet, heredity, or if I've just been unlucky. Someone suggested ferrets in Europe and Canada may be healthier and longer-lived than elsewhere. Being in Canada myself I can say that in my experience (and my vet's) that's not the case here. -- John Rosloot, Caregiver to Sammy With loving memories of my dear departed Buddy, and my precious little Cassie-angel http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ferrets [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3186]