I don't know whether to be worried about my Moogie's health or not. Moogie is a neutered male, and I have no real idea about his age, though the humane society estimated around 1 & 1/2 yrs. old. He was very skinny when we got him about five or six weeks ago, but he has put on enough weight that you can't feel his bones so easily, and he's always hungry. He's much more playful now, too, and seems to feel good. He drinks an awful lot of water, and has always seemed to have regular trips to the litter box. But sometimes it seems to me that his back end is less coordinated than his front, though he runs and plays and climbs; particularly on his left rear. Thing is, I can't be sure about this, because I've never seen another ferret walk, run, or play! so I don't know if his gait is normal or not; it just looks kind of awkward. I know that's a sign of adrenal problems, but he has no hair loss, not even on his tail. His coat and skin are dry and itchy, though, even though I supplement his food with Ferretone. He does seem to be thirsty an awful lot. Then, last night, when I let him out of the cage he came and drank water, then climbed in the little box and 'assumed the position', but nothing came out. He left the box for a few moments, then climbed back in and repeated the performance, with the same result. He did the same thing about five times. The last time, there were a few drops of normal-looking urine in the litter, and he didn't go back after that, he went and played. I picked him up and felt of his abdomen really well to see if anything felt swollen or distended, and he felt perfectly normal and didn't seem sore. Then, there's the urine puddle just outside of the litter box from the evening before that looked like it had blood in it-- but previous to last night I had attributed this to my male neutered cat that I suspect has a urinary tract infection (he's been urinating EVERYWHERE, CONSTANTLY for about three days now, and I'm trying to find money to get him into the vets office for that). So, now I don't know who might have produced the bloody urine. Does anybody have any ideas on whether or not it sounds like I have a problem with Moogie, or am I just looking for trouble? [Posted in FML issue 2406]