I have a question for breeders. My ferret Sadie had her second litter three weeks ago. I left town for a couple of days and left her and the babies in the hands of a capable vet student. When I returned her mammary glands were huge., swollen, and the tissue surrounding them looked swollen too. At first I thought it was mastits (since I am always alarmed). She had mastits once and it looked very different. Could it just be that she is carrying ALOT of milk and the glands are engourged with milk? I soaked her in a tub of warm water (Thanks to the Killians for the advice from last year!) and it seemed to help alot. The swelling seemed to go down overnight. Not completely but a noticeable amount. She is nursing nine kits. Thanks Shelley Straight Amy Wang [log in to unmask] Graduate Studenet Department of BIomedicine and Pathobiology (DBSP) Maryland Virginia Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Phase II, Duckpond Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061-0442 [Posted in FML issue 2625]