My 2 yo male ferret (King) developed some sort of a rash on his chest a few weeks ago. Took him to a different ferret vet than usual (mine was inconveniently on vacation) and he was checked (visually) for just about everything we could think of; fleas, ticks, ringworm, etc). Thought it could be some sort of allergic reaction to something in his environment, but could not identify the cause, as nothing I could think of had changed in the recent past..Except that he'd been at the pet sitters house and was a bit traumatized after his sister died, was cremated, was lost, but now is reconstituted and okay, but that's another story for another day.... Anyway, I digress. The vet decided to treat the symptoms, and I began to bathe him with a sulfanide shampoo every few days. Also, did a deep cleaning of the ferret enclosure, laundry, floor, litter boxes, dishes, etc. Another spot of irritation appeared on the back of his neck a few days ago.. I'd treated for heartworm about a month ago with a heartowrm pill after he came home from the sitter's, and yesterday put Revolution on him. I have an appointment with my regular ferret vet this afternoon, and I'm hoping she has seen this before; she's a bit more experienced than the first vet I took King too. In the meantime, does anything else come to mind? The rash is an orangey color, and there are some missing patches of fur around the rash. The rash was mainly located on his chest, between his front legs, with a few small patches of orange on his lower belly. Also, a patch on his front leg, and the most recent is on the back of his neck. Thinking it could be an allergy, or a parasite. Hopefully we'll solve the problem; King's really not happy about frequent bathing w/ the medicated shampoo. Thanks, Brenda [Posted in FML issue 4947]