I want to thank everyone who sent me e-mails with ideas & suggestions on how to put weight on this little guy. I am most appreciative of any and all ideas. I named my new little charge Angelo but we call him Angel. The vet said outside of being severly underweight ( he weights less than a pound) he seems to be ok. He is an adult but we donot have any idea of his age but due to lack of tartar on his teeth she thinks he is under 3 years old; no guarantee however. The slight hair loss on his tail may indicate some adrenal problem but he had no papable masses at all. We discussed the adrenal concern and in several weeks we will be doing the test for adrenal cancer ( this is an expensive test & she felt right now we need to get his weight up watch him and if he shows futher signs of adrenal problems within the next 2 weeks then we will pursue it. ) She has placed Angel on a high calorie diet and we are going to do weekly weights. Please keep your fingers crossed. A good sign, he is eating and playing and seems very alert. His stools are normal appearing and he is urinating just fine. A bonus he is using the litter box no problem :-). I will keep you all updated. Thanks again for all your help and suggetions and keep them coming. You all are truly the best. Sincerly, Brian, keekee, Mokey, & Angelo. [Posted in FML issue 2249]