Greetings Everybody, This is Art the Human updating you about Guy the Ferret. Today is Thurs. and Guy had exploratory surgery done on Teus. I picked him up yesterday. They removed his spleen. The doc said it was extraordinarily large even for a ferret. They also biopsyed <sp?> his pancreas. They were two big bumps on his pancreas and several smaller ones. The doc said that the bumps probably could not all be removed surgically as there were too many. So, I suspect that it will be prednisoline from now on. He also gave me CEFADROXIL (antibiotic) for Guy. No problem, Guy actually likes it. Also the doc said that although he did not directly view the adrenal glands as they are surrounded by fat, he was able to verify that there were no bumps on them. They appeared to be normal. Guy seems to be ok. He ate and drank when he first came home. He sleeps most of the time. I had to wake him up and drag him out (carefully) from under the bed for his morning dose. Dr. Williams, what do you think of my present situation. Does this doc that I have seem to be ok? Apparantly the ferret population here is very high and they see more than a hundred of 'em, a year. Art and Guy wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! -=> Art The Human and Guy The Ferret [Posted in FML issue 0683]