There recently has been two confirmed cases of Insulinoma in ferrets in Western Australia. One ferret had been suffering from seizures for about a year (the owner was urged to do a fasting blood glucose test, but never did it). Recently, the ferret went into a coma and died. The vet did a necropsy on the ferret (this was the vet that I use) and there were several pancreatic tumours sighted. The ferret was female, but I am unaware of her age or if she was desexed. The other ferret is a male - desexed (late alter) - of 6 years of age. His owner is very attentive and rushed him in for tested when it was noticed the ferret was wobbly on his hind end. A fasting blood glucose test confirmed the diagnosis. This ferret will start on Pred. It is thought that diseases such as Insulinoma or Adrenal are not found frequently in Australia - particularly in Western Australia. However - I am starting to wonder. I have heard of 3 other cases in the past year. [Posted in FML issue 3322]