Hello, everyone. My ferret princess, Xena, has me stumped and I need some suggestions. She's 7 years old, and in May 2003 she had major surgery -- she had both adrenals removed along with her spleen, part of her pancreas, and a piece of intestine (it was twisted and Dr. Weiss was concerned about that). Her recovery was long and painful, but she is pretty normal now, except for 1 thing -- she refuses to eat any hard food. Since her surgery, she has eaten Bob C.'s chicken gravy, and only that. I've always left her Totally Ferret out for her, but except for a piece or two now and then, she doesn't eat it. And in the last couple of months, she's stopped eating it completely. I've tried mixing the kibble into her chicken gravy, but she just licks the gravy off and ignores the kibble. Why is this an issue now? After 8 symptom-free months, she is starting to show signs of insulinoma, and she needs to eat more often. I've been feeding her chicken gravy when I'm home -- in the morning before I go to work, in the evening when I come home, and at night before I go to bed. That has worked well until now. But now I need to get her to eat without me being there to warm up gravy for her. I've thought about trying to come home at lunch to feed her, but my boss won't go for that. He told me I should have her put to sleep. Argh... Any ideas? Can I leave a bowl of gravy out for her, or would that be too dangerous since it is chicken? Does anyone know of a way to gently reintroduce her to kibble? Please reply by e-mail to [log in to unmask] . I just re-subscribed to the FML after a brief absence and I'm not sure when I'll receive my first issue. Thanks in advance, and hugs to all the ferrets! Jennifer and Xena [Posted in FML issue 4388]