Help! I am getting really concerned about Abe, my boy. He is a senior ferret with an appr age of 7 years old (appr because he was adopted and they think he was 2 when I adopted him). Here are the symptoms: more extreme loss of hair and all of a sudden excessive drooling, NOT foaming, drooling of the mouth yesterday. Let me explain before people start yelling at me for neglecting him or something (which has been known to happen). I just took Abe into the vet twice in June and did blood work twice, stool samples, exams, etc. At that point his tail was "thinner" but his tail has always been quite thin and the vet attributed more thinning with him being a senior. All the tests came back negative, I was concerned about Adrenal of course bc of the hair. Yesterday, Abe was playing and stuck his head out of his toy bin (he likes jumping in and grabbing more toys) and all of a sudden this huge line of drool (almost like he was salivating, but at what???) comes out of his mouth. I jump up and run to him and he is acting like nothing happened. Like he was picturing a huge steak or something. I don't mean to joke but I don't want people to confuse what I am describing with foaming at the mouth. I wiped his mouth and he stopped and he was fine. Also, I noticed when we play for an extended period of time he starts to slow down his walking and it looks like he is in slow motion. Does anyone think this is arthritis? I am so concerned. I have made him a vet appointment but if anyone could shed some light I would be greatly appreciative. Are these further symptoms of adrenal even though the tests came back negative? Is this something else someone has encountered? (And no, he has NOT been exposed to any other ferrets, just my dog who is completely vaccinated and is always restrained when around Abe or kept separated from Abe). Help! Thank you, Stephanie and Abe Chop [Posted in FML issue 5377]