>From: julie mattingly <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Medical question > >I have a question about my fert, Poli (Like Roli-Poli, not Poly like a >bird). I have had Poli for almost three years and for about the last 2, >he has had a condition that makes him lose hair and itch and scratch alot. >... hasn't changed health wise. He's very playful, eats great, poop's >normal, drinks and breaths fine. I don't think his condition effects he's >overall being, but I don't want it to be something that I "let go for a >while" and see what happens, and then it turns up being an emergency. I suggest that you do some reading up on adrenal gland disease in ferrets. The symptoms you describe sound like typical adrenaloma symptoms to me. Go to http://www.miamiferret.org they have a good bit of info on adrenals, also http://www.bradleyhills.com. The Bradley Hills site belongs to Dr. Charles Weiss who probably knows more about treating adrenal disease than anyone. -- Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde [log in to unmask] URA Redneck if all your relatives have to die to wipe out illiteracy. [Posted in FML issue 3584]