On the loss of hair problem: I'm no vet , but the shelter I work at (GCFA) more than occasionally gets in adrenal cases where they are going through the baldness stage. Two cases in particular: LUCKY - was abandoned in his carrier in a dumpster by people who obviously didn't want to spend money onn adrenal surgery. d8People found him in the dumpster just minutes before the refuse collector med his rounds. He was balsing (oops, make that balding) and raw in places. we applied Vitamin E creme to the raw spots and noticed hair regrowth there so we widened the treatment to all of his balding little body. Lucky now has a full, beautiful sable coat. REN- Came in from people who were moving to a no pet apartment. Adrenal as well. Raw areas on his back, which was balder than a baby's backside. Vitamin E creme worked there too. He's coming back with a fuller coat now. It's not a cure-all to be sure, but it has worked in a few test cases. The reason I didn't include Ferret Expo East in the list I posted a while back (upcoming shows) was because it would have been over by the time the message got in FML (the next day or so). I surely didn't mean to slight my aociate, Chip Gallo as I consider him a Pioneer of sorts in the ferret community. Rog. [Posted in FML issue 0429]