(I'm reposting this because I never got a response) for our third adrenal surgery of the year (Josephus and Escher, and now Tieke), Tieke seems to have thrown the good Dr. Schiff for a curve. He had, what I would think, were classic adrenal tumor symptoms - total loss of hair on the tail and thinning hair on the back growing up from the tail. well, Dr. Schiff found nothing wrong with his adrenals or his pancreas. Can anyone else give any thoughts on what might be bothering the Tieke? There are two other things to factor in (I think). When he was with his original owner (for about the first year of his life), he was given a seemingly unlimited supply of lemon drops (the candy , not the drink) and was about 5 lbs, double chinned, and just roly poly. Now, he gets no candy and his choice of max kitten food, iam's kitten and cat, and sd kitten and cat. the other thing about his is that he was an only ferret before and I think he misses that. Anyone have any thoughts? and onto new stuff - Odo, the larger of our two new babies, is the first ferret I've ever heard grumble when he's frustrated. It's SO cute! thanks beckers -- Becki Kain [log in to unmask] (313) 248-6044 (313) 390-8817 fax "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king" [Posted in FML issue 1299]