Recently I have read about a condition that strikes blaze and panda ferrets called Waardenburgs Syndrome and that ferrets who posses this have a high likelihood that they are deaf. My Sparky, is a panda ferret, who I'm pretty sure is either deaf or pretty darned close! When I called my vet - I was shocked to hear that did not know what I was talking about! I called three other vets in the area that claim to specialize in ferrets and the closest thing I got was "well I guess we could look it up". Should I be alarmed that none of these vets know what I'm talking about? If anyone out there has any information on this topic or if anyone knows of any vets that might be able to offer me some help - Sparky and I would just be tickled! Kristen and The Sunny Bunch, Sparky, Snickers and E-E [Posted in FML issue 4832]