Hi-- One of my older hobs is balding on his forelegs. Not the usual pattern for adrenal or the usual places that he rubs fur off while in season. Without checking his paperwork, he's about 3 yrs old. Anyone seen this pattern in a male and did it mean adrenal in your expereince? My one eyed boy Jack, is an unadoptable rescue because of biting problems. He usually only bites when startled and startles rather easily because of his limited vision. He took a pretty chomp on my arm a few days ago for no apparent reason and wouldn't even let go after being scruffed. I had to wait him out. When startled he usually only bites then runs. This was out of character for him. He can't be disciplined except by scruffing and sometimes not even then. My options with him are limited to scruffing and timeouts. He weighs too much to be held in a scruff for very long. I was so mad at him, I had to return him to his cage and end his playtime. His health appears good, no change in food or diet or local resident ferrets. Any ideas I should be mulling? Last question. My 6 to 8 yr old female rescue has had a return of adrenal disease. She's been through surgery before at age 5 to 7 yrs and made a full recovery. A second surgery probably isn't really an option given her weight, which never returned to normal even after the first surgery. My vet has been playing wait and see with her. I think it might be time for wait and see to be over and look at her real alternatives. I can't be real objective about her. She is my favorite ferret and my first She was my first unadoptable biter we took in. We've already lost one of the original triumvarite. Where can I go for the latest info on adrenal in old ferrets. Other than balding which is starting to spread beyond her tail, her weight is normal for her along with her activity levels. My vet is very experienced with ferrets and listens to the local ferret owners and breeders. KG [Posted in FML issue 3479]