Hey friends - Its been a few years since I posted very much, but its a time for moral support from the ferret community... Slinky (featured in Mod Ferret # 16) has been having a few problems recently - lethargic, hind limb weakness, etc. I took him in for a glucose test at Dr. Dutton's a month ago, and it came back fine. ince then, however, I have started to feel what I thought was a very enlarged spleen, and his energy decreased, while his back leg weakness/discomfort has increased. Took him back to the vet today - X-Rays show not only an enlarged spleen, but an obscured large mass further forward in the abdomen, which appears to be pushing his small intestines into the rear part of the body cavity. We did a CBC blood test to see if there are any major disease problems - if not, he will probably be operated on shortly. Slinky is close to five years old, and my first ferret. He is one of the mopst gentle and intelligent ferrets, or animals of any kind, that I have ever encountered. I'll keep you all informed - if anyone has any advice, please send it along. Cheers - Mason, Slinky the sick one, Pogo the healthy, and Leila the cat [Posted in FML issue 2327]