I forgot to ask my question about Jasper. The vet noticed that his neck was larger than it perhaps should be. First, keep in mind that this guy is just short of 5, yes that's not a typo, he is almost 5 pounds - one big ferret. She also felt a mass in his abdomen that we may need to be concerned about. Jasper is about 3 yr. old and deaf. When we got him (him and his sister-in-law and neice were rescues - the neice was a serious biter and we have not totally been able to cure her, but that is another story) I had been concerned about him perhaps having stomach problems and yes, I felt a hard spot in his abdomen. When he wakes up he will chew as if something is stuck in his teeth. The vet couldn't find anything wrong and wasn't too concerned. This is a new vet and said that we should watch Jasper closely and perhaps in a month or so have an exray done. He also needs his teeth cleaned (we had them cleaned when he was neutered, just after we got him) and none of our others (we have had 16 all together) have ever needed this done. I also don't think his neck is any larger than it usually is. Can there be a spleen problem? Can the lymph nodes/glands be related to his stomach problem? Help me out here. What kinds of thinks can we up against? Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me. Take care. Tryntje Miller [Posted in FML issue 2301]