Hi everybody: In issue #423, Fara states that every ferret owner has, on average, 6.2 ferrets. I only remember seeing one nibbling at my toes and now she is gone. I want to know where the other 5.2 are hiding!!! :) Especially since I have moved several times. Maybe I lost them in one of my moves and now the SPCA is after me! :-) Wait a minute! Cocoa had a litter of 5. Oh no! I gave away the other 5! Oh well, I can still see if the .2 ferret is around somewhere (don't you love statistics? :) I don't see any sign of the cats or dogs that I am supposed to have either. I do have a serious question though. People have been commenting on hair loss and the tumours that cause it. Cocoa did not have hair loss, and judging from the descriptions I have read, did not have an adrenal tumour. She did have a growth on her left shoulder that caused her to slow down and because of it's size, (about the size of a golf ball on a 1.5 - 2 pound critter) probably did slow her down. Has anyone heard of these types of tumours? If so, what are they called? It appeared one day in Mid-April and by mid-May had grown to such a large size. Regarding food, Cocoa was fed Purina Cat Chow and loved the stuff. I tried to give her other food, but she always turned her nose up at it, so I went back to the standard. I tried to give her Linatone, but she didn't like that either. Her coat was pretty healthy and she certainly was the most lovable little critter I have ever had. As I have read here, her diet may have been one of the causes of the tumour. My vet just didn't know enough about it and I didn't have access to this group at the time. Besides, Cocoa was 7 years old and I didn't know if she would even survive anesthetic. Anyway, just curious to see if anyone had any ideas. Thanks. Inez [Posted in FML issue 0425]