<http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=16428&startid=16430> If the heart was normal on the ultrasound then it is time for an exploratory surgery. If it is a lipoma then remove it. If it is a fat pad then remove it. No way to make a lipoma go away without surgery. Also remember that pred will increase the amount of fat deposited in the abdomen (the so called pred belly). Hope that helps, Jerry Murray, DVM --- Carried to the FML by -- Sukie (not a vet) Ferret Health List co-moderator http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives fan http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ replacing http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org International Ferret Congress advisor http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5140]