Dear Ulrike: >I have a question about abscesses. I never had problems with them and >then suddenly they started appearing last year. What an interesting litany of inflammatory disease. Sorry that I haven't replied sooner, but have had a number of problems preventing me from getting to the FML. Can you answer a couple of questions - are these indoor or outdoor ferrets and how are they maintained? Also, have any of the abscesses been cultured, and what organisms were identified? With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, dVM [Posted in FML issue 3328]