hello all. i'm normally just a reader but i thought i would post a 2-center for you all. i recently have dealt with adrenal in one of my males, nicholii, a medium silver (sometimes silvermitt). i noticed a few things about him that pointed to it but disregarded it. my thoughts are once you have seen these things, you have a better idea on diagnosing your fuzzbutt and heading to the vet. so if any of the good doctors care to justify or banish thses ideas, please do so :) 1. i noticed he was turning orangish from alot of oil production and he stunk pretty badly for a descented and desexed ferret. his tail was really nasty and got those blackheads from clogged hairpores. 2. his normally white paws turned pinkish. hair loss of course. the small clue i noticed right away but chalked it up to seasonal shedding. it wasnt until his back became visible that i realized that he wasnt just in seasonal shedding. 3. he began to sleep an inordinary amount of time and seemed like he needed a dose of vivarin just to get some exercise, eat, and use the litterbox. yes, i am aware that these might not mean alot for other ferrets and may not be indicative in all male ferrets with adrenal, but it was with nicholii. i simply ask if i was being observant enough to see adrenal symptoms and if these ARE symptoms of adrenal males. any comments, good doctors? [Posted in FML issue 3227]