Many of you have emailed me regarding my 7 year old ferret that is having problems with an enlarged prostate. And I thank each and everyone of you for taking the time to email me. Many of you have given me great ideas and I am working on this situation with my vet. However many of you have asked me about his problems that I didn't explain so here is the story of what happend to him a few months ago. Maybe some of you have seen this before and can give me more insight. At the end of July my ferret Templeton he woke me up in the middle of the night by him panting and almost in a daze. I picked him up and tried to give him water but he just seemed to be in a daze and he had some diarrhea which he expressed while he was in my arms and seemed to have no reaction to this. I rushed him to the ER vet. He had a temp of 106, they kept him over night and did X-rays and blood work. I picked him up the next morning. They couldnt find anything wrong with him, got his temp to normal and suggested I take him to my regular vet. I did just that and she kept him for the day. While he was there his temp spiked backup to 106, and he had really no interest in doing anything. They gave him some meds and got his temp down. When I went to pick him up that afternoon he had been doing better, his temp was normal and he was showing some signs of activity. When I got there he was still breathing rapidly and then his temp started to slightly raise. My vet did consult with Dr. Gandolfi and with the results of his blood work neither Dr. G or my vet had any idea what was wrong with him. But Dr. G thought my vet was doing taking the right steps. After I took him home his temp continued to raise and I was on the phone with my vet while both of us were at home. For a few hours I was pretty much calling her every hour as I was checking his temp. I must say my vet is awesome. She told me to get a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol on it and wipe his paws with that, to give him his meds and to continue to give him chilled water. Over time his temp dropped and was at a normal range throughout the night. However he was still have very fast yet short breaths. The next morning I took him back to the vet, as she wanted to watch him throughout the day. He was much more active at the vet that day and his temp was fine. But he beathing was still a bit short and rapid. That was Friday. By Saturday he seemed completely fine. He has been fine since. My vet put a post on some message board that is strictly for vets and of the vets that have responded to her all of them have said that they have no idea what the problem with him could be. Due to the fact that is his adrenal he was on both Melatonin and Lupron. My vet is questioning if possibly one of those meds and she told me which one but I forgot, anyway if one of them turned off his temperature regulator in his brain. Needless to say all of this cost about $1200 which the majority of the bill going to the ER vet. And before anyone suggests it, not he did not ahve any bug bites so this was not an allergic reaction. If anyone has seen this before and can shed some light on the situation I would love it. Kimberly [Posted in FML 6117]