>From: Elizabeth Cantu <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Thyroid What did your vet have to say about Abner when you took Abner in for a checkup after noticing these symptoms? If you haven't already taken Abner to the vet for a checkup, then do that immediately. Please do not wait around for a variety of responses and experiences from other FML readers/posters, and please -- unless you are very experienced with ferrets and their possible illnesses -- do not try to self diagnose what *might* be wrong with your ferret. That is a job for a vet. Teeth gnashing or mashing is usually a symptom that a ferret is in pain. Please see a vet immediately. Any time your ferrets exhibit unusual (for them) behavior, it is time for a trip to the vet. Scott [Posted in FML issue 2619]