I posted this on the FHL and wanted to post here for some more discussion and input from everyone. Eve was a transfer from another shelter when they closed their doors. She came to us January 9, 2005. No fur on her, and huge belly. 7 years old and a single ferret. After being her for a couple weeks she made friends and grew her fur almost all back in. She got soup daily with melatonin in it. She lost the excess weight too.... so much running and playing to do she couldn't keep it on. She looked wonderful and so full of life. Our vet had gotten in the new implants per our suggestion. We decided to put Eve on it. She had been adrenal for at least 2-3 years and we didn't want to risk the surgery with her after so long. The implant was a blessing...so we thought. She went in for the implant Oct 5, 2005. She was happy and bouncing around. Once the vet put the implant in... that was it. She lost all her energy. We monitored her at home, gave her soup and keep an eye on her. Finally on Oct 11, 2005 We took her back in. We thought something just wasn't right with the implant... because I hadn't heard of any other kid having this problem (this was our first time using it). The vet called Melatek and they said that sometimes ferrets can become lethargic for about 5-7 days after the implant as their bodies adjust... made sense... She had lost weight due to her not eating too much... and was messing on herself because she didn't have the strength to get up and go potty. Oct 12, 2005 she suddenly took a turn for the worst. She was refusing soup and having a hard time breathing... at 11:06 pm she passed away. It was just so sudden. I took her in Oct 13, 2005 to have the necropsy done to find out what happened. The vet said that it appears that somehow her heart was dialated and pumped blood into her right lung. He didn't understand how that would happen though... not so quickly as it did with her. Her other organs looked ok (of course left adrenal gland enlarged). He was concerned that somehow the implant had something to do with it but didn't know how. Could it have been a bad batch that our vet recieved? Could her body have been rejecting the casing of he implant? I have a ton of questions and no answers. If this is something that can happen to smaller ferrets (her healthy weight was 1.04 pounds) then that should be put out there as a warning. Even if she had a heart condtion... this should not have done this to her.... Our vet has talked to Tim at Melatek. They are working getting to the bottom of this... and will do biopsys if needed from her. Anyone else have any thoughts or similar problems? Joanne Ferret Corner Shelter missing her baby "Evil Eevers" [Posted in FML issue 5032]