Hello Caryl, We have a personal ferret here that we got with a similar condition. Upon the vets exam he stated the problem was caused by an underdeveloped tear duct. Aside from the occassional runny / teary eyes we have had no other problems-- perhaps you can ch with your vet to see if this is the case!!!! hugs to you and your fuzzy, alicia a shelter Mom Ferret Wise http://www.dartmouth.edu/~crassi/index.html [Posted in FML issue 2294]