Hi again, I got one response to my post, but I would like to get some more help if possible. I am not nearby a vet I trust, and need something to help Bear in the meantime. Any help would be great. Thanks to Suki for her reply. Here is the post again. CJ [Moderator's note: These are being sent anonymously because "CJ" is travelling and is unable to access e-mail in the usual way, thus any responses sent directly might not be read. BIG] Subject: baby with adrenal problems Hi there, I have a 4 year old ferret with what I think is an adrenal problem. My problem is is that we are on the road and I don't have immediate access to a vet. We are on our way to Orlando Florida, and I know I can hook up with a decent ferret vet there, but I am concerned about my baby until then. I haven't dealt with an adrenal before, but here are some of the symptoms, just in case I'm wrong. Loosing hair both on tail, and on his back. He has scabs on him from severe scratching. He also has what sounds like a cough, or hack. I thought he had just picked up the cold that had gone through my family, but then I noticed the hair loss. The other things that are going on is that we just lost our other ferret about a month ago. All this started about the same time. Bear, (his name) also got into a fight with the ferret who died, and the other ferret put a whopper of a choke hold on him. I thought I had lost Bear before I could break it up. Ever since then he has been a bit listless, and tired acting. I don't know if all this is a coincedince, or if it all goes together, but I could really use some help from you all. If it is adrenal, I know he will need surgery, but is there anything I can do in the mean time? Something that will help him until I can get to a qualified FERRET vet. I would like to ease his itching, if nothing else. Thanks again CJ and a tired, miserable itchy BEAR [Posted in FML issue 4282]