This is my first contributution to the FML, and I just thought I would let everyone in on my news. I have a ~5yr old Sable Male, named Koto (ripped from the Beastmaster movie). He was rescued(?) from the ferret fanciers of Milwaukee when he was about a year old. He has a love /hate reletionship with Budda, my 3yr old cat with a kitten's underdeveloped brain. Some good toys that I have found in the past, although hard to find, are mainly kids toys, a rough rider/stomper (remember these?) was the perfect 'prey' to be chased. He usaully went for the rubber wheels, probably relating to that natural killer instict of going for the legs. Pop wheels motorcycles with the rip cord were also good chalenge. Also, I have dinosaur slippers that seem to be "stolen" often and must be recovered from under the bed, along with the pens, popcorn, and pennies that seem to find their way under there. The problem I have now is he has developed slight hair loss on the outside of his rear legs and his lower belly area. I searched the net and read on Adrenal disease. Hair loss was a symptom but was described as "starting from the tail and working it's way up." His tail is normal so far so I hope this is not the case because surgery will be expensive. I noticed this whole thing starting about 2 weeks ago and last monday he went to the vet, who said it may be a number of different things, like diabetes or an alergic reaction. I was given a spray bottle of gentocin, but there hasn't been much change. The hair loss is the only problem, he is sleeping, eating and dooking at everyting as usual. If anyone has had this problem please let me know how it turned out. I will probably bring him back to the vet early this coming week for a blood test. One more thing, after a rather phisical brawl with Budda, he devolped what looks exactally like a blood blister on his neck (where Budda usually strikes!) Is this more dangerous than I think? Also, any ideas on how to turn him into slightly a lap ferret? He is too energetic to sleep near me, even if I move him from a nap to my lap. Thanks for any help or info you can contribute. -Dan -and of course, Koto. ( )--(a) (@=@=) \ 0__) \ \____ '' \ \ /\ \ \ "If it moves, bite it, if it runs, jump on it, if it squeaks, hide it, and if it does nothing, then poop on it." (quote from FML) [Posted in FML issue 1567]