We're hoping that maybe Dr. Williams can help us out here. One of our adoptees died in his sleep this morning, and the necropsy showed that he had a collapsed lung, bruising on the skin of the abdomen, and lots of little bleeding spots in his fatty tissue. Our vet says it's a platelet abnormality, probably caused by immune system problems. The family has two other ferrets, but the vet said it almost certainly wasn't contagious. I'm going to talk to them tonight about whether there are any poisons in the apartment that he might have gotten into, as rat poison was mentioned as another possible cause, but any other information would be helpful. He was a 4 year old neutered male, not Marshall Farms. Kurt & Sara Petersen FURRY (Ferrets Underfoot RUnning Round You) http://www.furryferrets.org Help raise money for the shelter! Click on http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=5129 [Posted in FML issue 3187]