>From: Avatar Comics <[log in to unmask]> > >I have a little panda girl named Crockett who will be 6 years old in >September. She has always been on the pudgy side, but all of a sudden in >the last week she has become a skinny ferret. Normally my first thought >would be "blockage!", however she is not showing any other signs. She is >hyper-active, not lethargic and is still having normal (slightly smaller) >poops. None of my ferrets usually do the seasonal weight-gain-weight-loss >thing, but we have had a sudden onset of warmer weather. The other >weird thing she is doing is attacking the boys in the cage. I have been >hearing strange squeeking noises after returning them to their cage after >playtime. I'd see a vet. Both weight loss and a change of behavior are alerts that something is wrong. My first suspicion is adrenal disease which stimulates breeding behavior. -- Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde [log in to unmask] URA Redneck if you go to a party and the punch bowl flushes. [Posted in FML issue 3741]