I recently noticed that our eldest ferret, Maboul, was losing weight and I almost could not believe it when I realized that his huge spleen had shrunk. He was about a year old when we adopted him over 3 years ago. He already had a huge and hard spleen, that I noticed right away. You did not need to be a vet to feel it! Furthermore, he was walking more like a lizard than a ferret. Since his spleen shrunk, he has been walking more like a ferret and has been more active. I am looking forward to his visit to the vet in a few weeks to find out if there is a link between his spleen and activity level. Did this happened to one of your ferrets? We have had 15 ferrets since 1993 & I have not heard of shrinking spleens. Lorraine Tremblay Our ferrets: Maboul, Pitchou, Patapouf & Typhon [Posted in FML issue 5070]