Hi. I have a question. I have a ferret named Jenna. Last night, my husband and I were discussing how Jenna has just been laying around and is letting us hold her for up to 10 minutes at a time and how we thought that was a little strange, since she loves to play. She is going on 5, and I was thinking that maybe she is just slowing down. I picked her up and held her, and said to her, "Gee, you haven't lost your winter weight" and I poked her belly. When I did that I felt something kind of hard. I felt around with my fingers and it feels like maybe a petrified-like organ or something. I had her on her back, and it is on the left side. It starts at the middle of her belly and goes towards her side and upwards towards her ribcage. It is about 2 - 2 1/2 inches long by 1 - 1 1/2 inches wide. I did a long search on the internet trying to find anatomy pictures without much luck. I did view some xrays, and am wondering if maybe it is her spleen? Husband is wondering if it is her kidney, but I don't know if you could feel her kidney by touching her stomach. I called her vet, who's answering service referred me to a 24 hour hospital, and I called there. They said to keep an eye on her and to see if she is eating/drinking/voiding ok, and if not or she turns for the worse, to bring her in, otherwise I can wait until her vet opens on Tuesday. What I am feeling is kind of flattish, meaning I can touch the underside of it easily. It does not seem to hurt her. I checked my other ferret, Amber, for comparison purposes. I felt nothing in her like what I felt in Jenna, and my husband concurred. Does anyone have any ideas? Am I being foolish for not bringing her in to the 24 hour hospital (their exotic specialist is out-she just had a baby, but they think someone there could handle her...this makes me nervous) or am I just being over paranoid? If it is her spleen, what does that mean? Could it be something other than an organ? (I know it is hard to tell without seeing the ferret for yourself, but I have got to ask.) Any input I can get on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Kelly White Massachusetts P.S. I also posted this on the FHL so if you belong to both lists, I apologize for the repeat, but I want as much input as I can get. [Posted in FML issue 3795]