Our 8 month old boy, Henry, has been acting "weird" for about 2 months now. It's hard to describe his change in behavior. But, it is very apparent to us. He has been really scared, diving under furniture at the slightest noise. He has a really hard time waking up. When you pick him up for the 1st time after he awakens he is stiff as a board and mean. But, on the other hand, once he is up and about he plays and goes back to his old self, goofing around, playing vigorously, etc, etc.He has also been losing weight. Little by little. 2 months ago he was 2.8 lbs, he is now 2.25 lbs. The weight loss has been very gradual though. We spent 3 hours at the vet with him yesterday. He has a temp of 103.9 degrees. He had two x-rays which came back good. The doctor said his lymph nodes and spleen were not swollen and felt good. His blood count came back good. His ear mites are gone. His poop was good. The only thing that was remarkable was in his blood chemistry. The doctor said all of the values which have to do with his liver function were on the high side. She said they were only above normal a little which can be seen with infection. She also spent a lot of time trying to determine if his hearing and eyesight was good, and we are sure it is. We are treating him with antibiotics for a suspect infection and also Zantac for a possible ulcer. She didn't see any blood in his poop but said that a stressed out ferret losing weight could be symptomatic of an ulcer. Can anyone help us figure out what is wrong with him? He used to lay in my lap and let me rub his belly until he fell asleep. Now, if the phone rings or if you open a bag of potato chips, Henry runs for his life to hide under the furniture for hours, peering out, scared to death. Thank you, charlene [Posted in FML issue 1272]