A short while back I posted about the small, bloody scabs Jasmin kept getting. A lot of people replied regarding mast cell tumors, but they didn't look like any of the pictures. He needs shots again soon, so we thought we would have him checked out then, since he isn't bothered by them, he has no other symptoms, and they still looked to us like mysterious cuts. Well, today, he came up to me for attention so I picked him up & flipped him onto his back on my lap - and spotted TWO new "spots" (added to the one on his back & one on his face). We said enough is enough, & off to the vet we went. BTW, she (our vet) found another spot forming on his hind leg. Admittedly, I was starting to worry that there was something really wrong, but she said it's just a bacterial infection causing pustules to form, and then burst (hence the bloody scabs.) Since he doesn't have fleas, & his cage is always kept clean, she thinks he may have allergies or something he is more sensitive to than the other ferrets that initially allowed the bacterial infection to start. She gave me some tips on narrowing it down & seeing if this is accurate or not. In the mean time, he is on antibiotics & we're making sure it clears up over the next two weeks & doesn't recur; otherwise a biopsy would be necessary. Sorry this is so long! Shannon Sterling, Pandora (why does he get to go somewhere & we don't?) & Jasmin (Hey, this 'medicine' stuff tastes great! Where can we get some more?) [Posted in FML issue 3693]