Hi folks Recently a young male I took in showed a vigirous Red Rash on his stomach, a high temperature, and papules on his belly from front legs to back legs. A histology and Complete Blood Count were done and I include these in this post. He was treated with Antibiotics and Steriods which didn't seem to have much effect tho he has now got his fur back, has put on weight and is again playing and running about. He was lethargic lost some weight and only stayed up to play for about 20 minutes at a time. If anyone has experienced similar or has some ideas please contact me via my email or by posting on the FML. This has stumped a few ferret knowledgeable people/vets. Possible theories Contact Allergy, Hormonal. ? Many thanks in advance FurHuggles Michelle Hi Michelle Here are Widgets results. Thanks for the photos, OWNER SPECIES FERRET BREED N/A SEX MALE AGE 2 YEARS DATESENT 06/06/2009 DATERECEIVED 06/06/2009 DATESIGNEDOUT 06/06/2009 SUBMITTER [xxx] VET JENNI TECHNICIAN RAY LABORATORY LABADDR1 RESULTS WBC 11.0 x10^9^/L ( 2.5 -15.4 ) RBC 7.4 x10^12^/L ( 6.8 -12.2 ) HB 126 g/L ( 120 - 174 ) HCT L/L ( 0.36 - 0.51 ) MCV 53 fL ( 51 - 53 ) MCH 17 pg ( 9.2 - 18.6 ) MCHC 320 g/L ( 231 - 351 ) PLAT See below x10^9^/l SEGN 51% 5.61 x10^9^/L (2.8 - 8.3 ) LYMPH 40% 4.40 x10^9^/L (1.1 - 6.3 ) MONO 4% 0.44 x10^9^/L (0.2 - 0.6 ) EOSIN 5% 0.55 x10^9^/L (0.08 - 0.6 ) @COMMENTS RESULT COMMENTS BLOOD FILM COMMENTS: Red cells normal. Unable to report an accurate platelet count due to clumping, however numbers appear adequate. Thank you for the fresh blood smear. HISTOLOGY OF SKIN BIOPSY HISTOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS. Sparsely haired skin. The tissue fragments are somewhat torn. There is marked epidermal acanthosis with the stratum spinosum being up to four cell layers deep, and marked epidermal hyperplasia with the stratum basale being three to four cell layers deep. There is hyperplasia of follicular epithelium. There is a moderate infiltrate of lymphocytes and a few neutrophils forming a band in the superficial dermis subjacent to the basement membrane and lining hair follicles. There is sometimes exocytosis of leukocytes across the epidermis. Apocrine sweat glands are dilated by secretion, lined by hyperplastic epithelium often with transmigrating neutrophils and sometimes replaced by necrotic debris. There is moderate atrophy of some hair follicles. DIAGNOSIS. Sparsely haired skin: marked epidermal acanthosis and hyperplasia, follicular epithelial hyperplasia, band-like mild superficial lymphocytis and neutrophilic dermatitis and apocrine sweat gland adenitis with cystic dilation and epithelial hyperplasia. [Posted in FML 6390]