OK, I hope this doesn't cause a controversy, but I have a question about adrenal disease (I know that's not the formal, official name of the disease, but you all know what I'm referring to). *My* summary of symptoms: Loss of hair, regression to pre-altered states (agression in males, nurturing in females), swollen vulva in females, enlarged prostrate in males. Not all symptoms appear in all affected ferrets. *My* summary of treatment options: Surgery, lupron injections/pills (I'm doing this at work, and now I'm questioning the name of the medication and method of administering it, but I believe that's the right name), and melatonin implants. As far as I am aware, the second two simply reduce the symptoms, and most likely have little or no affect on the actual adrenal gland. *My* summary of causes: uncertain, but possibly linked to the ferret having too few hours of complete darkness. So far, I believe all of this information to be scientifically accurate as far as it is currently known. However, what I don't know, and can't find any information on, is what threat the abnormality of the adrenal glands actually is to the health of the ferret. I mean, I know the enlarged prostrate is a life-and-death problem for many male ferrets. But I'm curious - does the adrenal problem threaten a ferret's life directly, does it increase chances of other deadly diseases, or is there some other threat I haven't thought of? Feel free to reply directly to me via email, or I suppose, to the FML if you prefer. Thanks for any info you can give. Debbie [Posted in FML issue 4956]