My Suki had the same problem of not being able to express her scent glands and eventually had to have both glands removed. This is a serious matter in the the UK as removal of scent glands is regarded as mutilation unless for medical reasons and no vet will do this operation otherwise. for the full story see... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/8720 start there and follow the story in subsequent posts (bottom of page) Tony [Posted in FML 6653]