Hi all. I wanted to let you know, so someone else can learn from his death, about why he died. They found he had another adrenal tumor on the opposite side. This had caused some prostate issues, and then caused some sort of cyst/infection. I didn't know that the prostate could get infected or cause infections - just that it could cause urination problems. So, he developed that cyst and it burst, causing an infection in his abdomen. The day I thought he was being lazy, he was sick from that. Even if I had caught it, he most likely would have died. The vet said that when the cyst bursts like that and causes infection in the abdomen, that they are quickly lost within 24 hours no matter what. I am very sad. He said there was thick, yellow fluid that was inside it. I had seen some small, dark yellow spots on the carpet (like one drop of something) that never smelled like anything, and was always dried, kind of "grippy" if you felt it (I did not think it came from an animal since it didn't smell like pee and well, didn't feel wet...or dry....kinda like, what IS this?)....that was fluid sometimes coming out of his system, apparently. It did not smell then, but it smelled when the vet opened the cavity up (from infection, I figure). The stuff I found on the carpet was odorless. If anyone else has had any issues with prostate problem adrenal ferrets, can you email me if you are willing? The vet said that he has never seen this happen to a ferret before, and that it is rare, but he does know that it does happen.....it's just not common. Thanks, Laryssa [Posted in FML 5784]