Karen E. Marsh-Lovvorn Executive Education Fuqua School of Business Duke University Durham, NC 27708 [log in to unmask] Hi All! I saw an article in Weds. issue by Debbie Riccio on adrenal tumors in ferrets & a report by Mary VanDame was mentioned. Does anyone know where I can get a copy? I've been taking care of a "sick" ferret (some of you may have seen my post on alt.pets.ferrets a couple weeks ago.) This 14 month old female (Marshall Ferret) started exhibiting symptoms of estrus about a month ago & her "Mom" brought her to me 2 weeks ago because she wasn't eating or drinking & had a swollen vulva. 3 vets told me they felt she was in heat & I took her in to be re-spayed Weds. Turns out she already HAD been spayed & all the vet who did the surgery could find was some "unusual glandular tissue" attached bilaterally to her stomach wall. She said it looked like "little buds" & had an excellent blood supply. She biopsied one of them & sent it off for pathological evaluation (we should have results in a week or so). We also attempted to artifically breed the ferret to bring her out of heat but don't know if it worked yet. She's back at my house, apparently quite healthy (& eating/drinking normally). Her only symptomd now are a dry coat & still-swollen vulva. The vets & I discussed adrenal tumors but they felt it was unlikely because of her age. I don't know what an adrenal tumor "looks" like in a ferret, but SOMETHING is certainly going on with her! The only other possibility we can think of is that the spay was incomplete & they "missed" part of her uterus or ovaries - which could account for the "little buds" if they weren't in such a strange place. Sorry this is so long but it's DRIVING ME NUTS!!! Thanks for any help! Karen & the gang (Lao Bear, Gurgey, Puka, Samantha - & visiting ferret, Baby) [Posted in FML issue 1221]